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5,000 food boxes for impacted communities

KUCHING: Maxis has contributed RM500,000 to Yayasan Kebajikan Negara (YKN) in support of Covid-19 related aid. The contribution will go towards distribution of an estimated 5,000 food boxes to communities severely impacted by the pandemic as well as allocation for evacuation centres in anticipation of floods. The contribution to YKN is part of the RM1 […]

Review aid, give extensions

KUCHING: With much of the government’s Covid-19 assistance finishing at the end of the year and in light of the current surge of the virus, the federal and state governments should review the respective assistance and provide extensions. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok suggested for […]

Rep: Over 7,000 households in Kakus received aid

TATAU, BINTULU: A total of 7,098 households in the Kakus constituency received food assistance from the state government during the movement control order (MCO) period, disclosed Assistant Native Laws and Customs Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai. Speaking at the launching of the tar road of Rh Serai, Sungai Sepulau, Muput Kanan on Friday (July 24), […]

Second, third phases carried out

FINANCIAL AID BINTULU: The cash payment of the second and third phases of the Cost of Living Aid (BSH), Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) and Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) for the state’s remote areas (no bank account) is being held at various locations here. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib […]

No immediate plans to increase PRIHATIN, PENJANA allocations

KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said the government has no immediate plans to increase allocations in the economic stimulus packages. Any subsequent addition, he said, is contingent on the country’s economic recovery process. “For now, we do not have any plans to make any addition to the PRIHATIN and PENJANA packages […]

RM1.5 billion spent on BKSS in three months

KUCHING: The Sarawak government had spent RM1,451.99 million on three phases of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid (BKSS) 2020 programme as at the end of last June to help people in the state who had been economically affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in a statement today said that so far, […]

Aid payment: Use updated data call

SIBU: An eligible recipient of Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) has called on the authority to use the updated data of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) recipients approved by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for easier disbursement of BKSS RM250 cash payout for six months. Currently the list of BKSS recipients is based on the IRB’s […]

Clubs deliver food essentials to needy

KUCHING: Lions Club of Kuching-Kota Samarahan and Lions Club of Kuching City have embarked on a Covid-19 Hunger Project, delivering food essentials to those in need. On Friday, the Lions reached out to seven families at a construction site at Jalan Depo and 13 families at a construction site at Jalan Song. Each family received […]

Politicians urged to provide aid sincerely

KUCHING: Lawmakers have been urged to distribute relief goods and provide aid sincerely and without ulterior motives, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah also  urged politicians and political parties not to use this trying time to campaign or advertise themselves during the distribution of Covid-19 relief goods to those in need. […]

Local companies donate RM290K to SDRF

KUCHING: Two local-based companies -¬ Hubline Berhad and Supreme Consolidated Resources Bhd – have joined in the fight against Covid-19 by donating RM290,000 to the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF). The donation was presented to Deputy Chief Minister and State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas by the vice-chairman of both […]