Lions club reaches out to needy children

MIRI: Lions Club of Batu Niah today (Wednesday) donated daily use items to Bekenu and Batu Niah community-based rehabilitation centres (PPDK). The contributions were sponsored by Lions Clubs International of District 308 A2 Region 6 chairperson Dato Winnie Lee Siew Ping. President Lions Club of Batu Niah Andy Jong Wan Joon said PPDK Bekenu was […]

Taib, Raghad donate to earth quakes victims

KUALA LUMPUR: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib have donated USD100,000 each to the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. Senior private secretary to the Governor of Sarawak, Datuk Mustapa Han on behalf of both Taib and Raghad handed over the donation […]

Sarawak United head coach among first-time blood donors at SGH blood bank

KUCHING: The presence of S Balachandran at the Blood Bank of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) today has garnered attention from members of the public. The Sarawak United Football Club (SUFC) was among the first-time donors at the blood bank and medical staff did not pass up the opportunity to take photos with him. He said […]

1,000 tengadak fry released in pond

KUCHING: A total of 1,000 tengadak fry donated by the Semenggok Inland Fisheries Centre, Department of Agriculture were released in the Sarawak Botanic Garden pond, on Friday. According to news report by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), the programme was a corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity planned by the Sarawak Government Servants Welfare and Sport […]

Nirvana donates RM20k to Kuching Life Care Society

BAU: Nirvana Memorial Park Kuching has donated a sum of RM20,000 to Kuching Life Care Society to purchase new ambulance. The society’s chairman Hung Sung Huo expressed his gratitude to Nirvana for the donation. Apart from that, he also thanked the public who donated to them for the same purpose. “I really appreciate the kindness […]

Packs of frozen meat donated to less fortunate Muslims

SIBU: A total of 210 packs of frozen meat were donated by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bukit Assek Service Centre to the less fortunate at Masjid Al-Muhajirin, Sentosa Salim in conjunction with Aidiladha. “Each pack contains about 1kg of frozen meat, distributed to underprivileged Muslim families in this area according to the name list […]

Towards better fire prevention, overall safety

KUCHING: Ten barrels of fire extinguishers were donated to the Tabuan Jaya Fire Station to be transferred to villages in the area. The items were sponsored by Penghulu Datuk Pui Chow Hin and were handed over to Tabuan Jaya Fire Station chief Mohamad Meramit during a visit by some community leaders to the fire station […]

Rep promises new longhouse for villagers

SARATOK: Residents of Rumah Japar, Tinting Ringka, Sebatan here are expected to get a new longhouse, with the help of Krian assemblyman Friday Belik. He said that he would do his best to ensure the aim of getting a new longhouse for the residents is achieved. “I will strive to help the people in Rumah […]

Reps vow to continue bringing progress

SEMOP: Semop assemblyman Datuk Abdullah Saidol and Tanjung Manis MP Yusuf Abdul Wahab vowed to continue fighting for the development of the basic infrastructure in Pulau Bruit. Pulau Bruit still needs a lot of development compared to other areas, Abdullah stated according to Unit Komunikasi Awam Sarawak (UKAS). Due to this, he urged the residents […]

RM200k worth of building materials donated to Tinjar village

MIRI: The residents of Kampung Long Jegan A, Tinjar received RM200,000 worth of construction materials. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit report, the assistance was from Deputy Minister I for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil and was handed over on Sunday (April 10). “The assistance is aimed to ease […]