Face masks, hand sanitisers for schools

KUCHING: Petronas subsidiaries in Bintulu donated hand sanitisers, face masks and liquid hand soap to some 4,700 secondary school students and teachers in and around Bintulu. The donations bring Petronas’ total contribution to Covid-19 efforts to more than RM38.8 million to date. “We hope this gesture will help to keep students and teachers safe from […]

Special visit to PMU director

MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) director Dullah Muluk received a courtesy call from two local business entities at his office here on Friday (July 10). The delegation from Bank Rakyat Mukah Branch was led by its manager Yuhip Rabaie, while manager Mohammad Syukuriman Delahan represented Kargo Bundle Perniagaan Pakaian Terpakai. The courtesy call was to hand […]

Plantation owners donate RM500,000

KUCHING: Sarawak received a RM500,000 boost in its fight against Covid-19 from the Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) yesterday. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, who is also Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas received the cheque from Soppoa chief executive Andrew Cheng at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Petra […]

Abang Johari witnesses donation to widow

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on Monday (July 6) witnessed the presentation of donation by Sarawak National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) and Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) to the widow of Mohamad Hussein Ali, Selina Hamdi at his office, Wisma Bapa Malaysia. The late Mohamad, 56, had served as an assistant in the […]

Four NGOs receive face masks

KUCHING: Four local non-governmental organisation (NGOs) received face masks worth RM10,000 from the St Joseph’s School Form 5 classes of 1977 and 1978. According to a media release from Hope Place Kuching, the group managed to raise over RM10,000 to purchase the face masks. The NGOs that received the masks were Sarawak Children Cancer Society […]

Body donates items to police

KUCHING: The Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) continues to show its support towards the police throughout the statewide Covid-19 pandemic crisis. As such, SCPA on Thursday (July 2) presented a contribution comprising one box of hand sanitisers, one box of floor disinfectants, and two hand sanitiser stands to Kota Sentosa police station.  The hand sanitizers […]

Soap, face masks for needy from Hope Place

KUCHING: Charity body Hope Place will distribute handmade soaps and face masks to families under its care. ‘Solution For Life’, a joint-venture project between Hope Place, Hilton Kuching and Eco Lab, has produced many handmade soaps since last year. “Hope Place will give out the soaps to the needy, including face masks donated by Affin […]

Three more adjustable beds from rep

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii donated three more adjustable beds to help ease the burden of bedridden patients. Recent recipients were Awangku Suhaimi Awangku Mashor, 48, senior citizens Poi Leong Seng, 79, at Bunga Raya Road and Tiong Chiong Kai, 87, at Sungai Pasi. All three of them now require full care […]

KPJ Miri donates PPE to support frontliners

MIRI: KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital recently reached lent a helping hand in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, carrying out its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme at Miri General Hospital here. Last Wednesday, KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital donated personal protective equipment (PPE) comprising 5,000 face masks, 100 pieces of protective suits, and 500 units of […]

Water tank for Father’s Day

KUCHING: Hope Place donated a water tank to Am’shah Seman, a father of six, as a gift for Father’s Day. According to Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, their car was unable to reach Am’shah’s house due to the muddy road. “Our team had to walk on foot for ten minutes to reach the house. “When […]