Budget should also focus on disabled
KUCHING: Budget 2021 should be exclusive and comprehensive for all walks of life in Malaysia without the need to make Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals. “This is because not everyone is an EPF contributor such as masseurs, street musicians (buskers), labourers, farmers, fishermen, and street hawkers, who do not have EPF savings. “If the EPF […]
NGO helps the needy and disabled
PADAWAN: WormingUp supports rural vegetable growers by purchasing their produce and then donating them to the needy. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) social enterprise also supports people with disabilities and the needy among local vegetable growers, said Tan Pei Chin, 27, one of the WormingUp members. “During the movement control order (MCO), all markets were […]
NGO cares for people with disabilities in Padawan
KUCHING: Disabled people living in rural and remote areas are often neglected, but not in the case of those living in 22 villages in Padawan district near here. Thanks to Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Programme (Hidup), a non-governmental organisation which established a community-based rehabilitation centre (PPDK) Hidup Mesra Teng Bukap in Padawan to cater […]
Aid for disabled people, single moms
PUTRAJAYA: More than 300,000 people from the disabled (OKU) community, as well as single mothers who are registered with the Welfare Department will receive a RM300 one-off payment to help lighten their burden during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the aid will be channelled to eligible recipients before Hari […]
B40 group, disabled urged to register for myFreeview before May 31
KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals from the B40 target group as well as persons with disabilities yet to receive the free ‘myFreeview’ decoder set are urged to sign up through the dedicated channels before the deadline on May 31. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in a statement today said that individuals could check their eligibility and fill out a […]
Disabled woman now a successful bakery owner
KANGAR: In 2007, Nor Hidayah Radzli, 35, was involved in a road accident while on her way to work at a prominent hotel in Langkawi. That accident resulted in permanent injuries to her right foot, leaving her dependent on her parents to move around. She had to use a urinary catheter, and was wheelchair-bound before being able to walk […]
Tragic end for SAR for disabled man
KUCHING: The search for a disabled man who was reported missing since Thursday came to a tragic end yesterday. The deceased, 25-year-old Mac Aloysious Gago, was found drowned some 7km from where he was last seen by the Kampung Simpok Bridge in Padawan. A State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said the body was […]
Appeals on behalf of disabled persons
KUCHING: Gifted Children of Sarawak Association (GCSA) yesterday appealed to the new federal government to appoint senators from among qualified persons with handicaps (OKU) specifically to represent them. GCSA president Rapelson Richard Hamit said the person appointed should be responsible for voicing out the plight and welfare of the downtrodden and other less privileged people. […]
26 compete in preliminary round
Chess championship for the disabled KUCHING: The preliminary round of the Sarawak region, 2nd Malaysia Lions International English Chess Championship for the Disabled was held at Aeroville Mall, yesterday. The event was organised by the District 308 A2, Region 1 Lions Club together with co-organisers National Chess Association for the Disabled (Pcokum), Association for […]
Training the disabled to be self-reliant
(This article is released in conjunction with International Day for People with Disabilities which falls on Dec 3.) By Nur Natasha Aida Ismail SEREMBAN: At first glance, they look like normal people who are hard at work but on closer observation, it becomes obvious that they have disabilities as some of them are on wheelchairs […]
