Serba Dinamik distributes RM500,000 food aid
KUCHING: Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad (Serba Dinamik), in collaboration with Asian Taste and SD Impex (SDI) Sdn Bhd, yesterday distributed RM500,000 worth of food aid to frontliners around Shah Alam, Selangor. The aid, consisting of 2,000 packs of bubur lambuk, 1,000 packs of biscuits as well as 1,000 packs of packed food, were distributed to […]
10,500 frontliners to benefit from Sumbangsih Raya-Gawai
KUCHING: The Sumbangsih Raya-Gawai 2020 programme will distribute 10,500 packages to frontliners battling Covid-19 in the state. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah explained that the annual programme by the state government had been implemented since 1990 to express appreciation to enforcement and security personnel for their sacrifices […]
Journalists to receive RM1,500 under BKSS 3.0
KUCHING: Media practitioners in the state will receive a RM1,500 one-off payment under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 3.0. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the State Cabinet had agreed to give the incentive as those from the media were also frontline staff carrying out their duty during the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Sarawak announces more inclusive BKSS 3.0
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has unveiled its third Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS 3.0) valued at RM300 million which is more inclusive to improve the livelihood of Sarawakians who have been affected by Covid-19. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the BKSS 3.0 contained seven measures to address the wellbeing of the […]
Waste collectors, the forgotten frontliners
BY BALQIS JAMALUDIN KUALA TERENGGANU: Ever since the outbreak of Covid-19, the term ‘frontliners’ has been vastly used but often confined to those working in the health sector or security forces. There are many other people in various key services, who have been working equally hard to serve and ensure wellbeing of the people, were […]
Mass screening among healthcare workers
KUCHING: The eight Covid-19 positive healthcare workers (HCWs) reported yesterday were a result of the implementation of mass screening on HCWs at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), said Sarawak Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing. He said of the eight cases, seven were from SGH while the other was from Samarahan Division Health Office. “This […]
Dept members sew PPE for SGH frontliners
KUCHING: Six hundred and forty-six sets of personal protection equipment (PPE) have been sewn by members of the State Women and Family Department’s sewing class for medical frontliners combating Covid-19. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the completed PPE consisted of isolation gowns, hoods and boot covers, […]
Resting areas for SGH frontliners
KUCHING: The Sarawak government continues to provide resting areas for the medical frontliners at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) during the movement control order (MCO) period. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women and Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the the resting areas were needed as the frontliners, especially those treating Covid-19 patients, […]
Over 5,000 masks arrive from China
KUCHING: The state government has received the first batch of 4,200 surgical masks and 1,000 KN95 medical masks from China universities. According to Asia China Education and Culture (ACEC) Association, the donated items were from Anhui Medical University, Soochow University, China Pharmaceutical University and ACEC Association. “These supplies bear the blessings and concerns of the […]
PPE for frontliners at Miri Hospital
MIRI: Frontliners at Miri Hospital yesterday received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from various organisations. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Sebastian Ting presented 1,245 isolation gowns, 610 shoe covers, 800 hood covers and 230 head covers to the hospital. On behalf of the Miri people, Ting and his team members thanked Fibertex Personal […]
