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Hope Place a ‘saviour’ to the needy

KUCHING: Over the past eight years, Hope Place Kuching has helped more than 700 underprivileged people in Sarawak. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) is no stranger to the local scene in helping the underprivileged community, regardless of race, religion or background since 2013.  “We would like to express our utmost appreciation to all donors, volunteers and […]

100 participate in gotong-royong

SIMANGGANG: About 100 Sri Aman District Council (MDSA) members and shop owners participated in a ‘gotong-royong’(communal work) at Light Industrial Area, Jalan Padri here today. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister cum Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis was also on-the-ground to join the group in cleaning works. The programme was co-organised by Chinese Village Development and […]

Charity NGO Hope Place welcomes student volunteers

KUCHING: Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Hope Place opened its doors to four students from a higher learning institution to do volunteering and community work. The four from SEGi College Sarawak will be required to fulfil 20 hours of community service.  “These college students are studying Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology and one of their subjects, Curriculum […]

50 partake in mutual assist event

SRI AMAN: About 50 individuals took part in a “gotong-royong” (communal work party) sanitation exercise at RPR Phase 2, Taman Sentosa Indah here last Friday (July 31). The programme was organised by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Simanggang branch in collaboration with Sri Aman District Council (MDSA) and Taman Sentosa Indah residents. Community Well Being […]

‘Yes’ to community work

KUCHING: Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) agreed that those violating the movement control order (MCO) should perform compulsory community work as punishment. Its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng said he agreed with Malaysian Prisons Department director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Omar’s suggestion that those found guilty should do community work under Offences Compulsory Attendance […]

Community service suggested

KUCHING: Prisons can get those found guilty of flouting the movement control order (MCO) to do community service if the judiciary had issued a directive to that effect. Laywer Shankar Ram Asnani said it was strictly within the jurisdiction of presiding magistrates to decide the appropriate sentences for flouters. “It will also depend on a […]