Johor Regent agrees to donate hybrid grass for national stadium pitch
KUALA LUMPUR: His Royal Highness Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, Regent of Johor, has agreed to donate hybrid grass for the Bukit Jalil National Stadium’s pitch. The development was shared on the official Johor Southern Tigers Facebook page, and that the Regent made the decision following a meeting with Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh […]
MRC Miri visits needy families to donate aid
MIRI: Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Miri Branch has visited two unfortunate families with poor socio-economic background in Tudan Desaras. MRC Miri Branch Welfare, Health & Community Sub-Committee chairperson Dr Uma Devi led a group of five volunteers to donate supplies and necessities to the families. They brought along English story books for the children to […]
E-waste collection on Dec 17-18
KUCHING: Malaysian Red Crescent of SJK Chung Hua No 5, Kuching is organising its 4th e-WASTE activity to collect old and obsolete electronic scraps such as computers, printers and computer-related products, cell phones, cables and wires, li-ion batteries, kitchen electronic appliances, television from the general public. This programme will be held on Saturday and Sunday, […]
MP donates computers to school
KUCHING: SMK St Mary received eight sets of computers and accessories yesterday (Sept 27). The contribution was handed over by Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen whose office purchased desktop computers, monitors, keyboards, internet routers, and printers for the school. He said the equipment will be used to equip the school’s internet […]
Rise in willingness to donate blood
MIRI: The number of blood donors here went down in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this situation changed in 2021 when the turnout began to increase gradually – from 7,091 in 2020 to 7, 355 in 2021. “From the figures, 4,588 were male donors; 2,767 were female; 1,292 were new donors; […]
NAIM Foundation brings Aidilfitri cheer to the needy
KUCHING: NAIM Foundation, the charity arm of NAIM Group of Companies, recently donated more than RM100,000 worth of cash and goods to various underprivileged communities in Sarawak to bring Aidilfitri cheer to them. The contribution to the Miri Malay Welfare Trust Board (LAKMM) was handed over during LAKMM’s Aidilfitri open house by NAIM’s regional general […]
Chung Hua schools donate to anti-pandemic fund
KUCHING: The Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No. 1-6 Board of Management has made a donation of RM96,741 to the Anti-Pandemic Support Fund. The fund was initiated by the Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Association Sarawak (Huazong) to help the less fortunate. “The donations were collected from 5,122 people from six Kuching […]
Sarawak govt ready to donate sniffer dogs
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is ready to donate dogs which can be trained to detect drugs to relevant federal agencies in the state, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “The Sarawak government is willing to buy or gift them the sniffer dogs but the federal government needs to take care […]
Club donates essential items to quarantined individuals
MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) Sport and Recreation Club (Kesures) contributed essential items to those quarantined at PMU here on Thursday (Jan 21). Kesures president Mohd Fadzli Ahmad said the contributions were from the proceeds of a charity drive by members and PMU staff, organised from Jan 15-19. According to him, the donation drive was to […]
Samling donates 49,000 masks to NGOs
MIRI: Samling Group of Companies yesterday donated 49,000 pieces of face masks to 14 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) here to help keep them safe from the Covid-19 virus. The simple handing over ceremony was held at Wisma Samling, Jalan Brighton here. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster […]
