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Samling donates food, medical supplies

MIRI: Samling Group of Companies donated 4,000 food packs to the Miri Disaster Management Committee to be distributed to needy groups in the Tudan resettlement area.  Yesterday’s contributions also included medical supplies for the Red Crescent Miri Chapter, various front-liners, Miri Polyclinic and other clinics in Miri and the upper Baram areas. According to Samling […]

Welfare NGOs must register

KUCHING: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the state that wish to assist the needy during the movement control order (MCO) period are encouraged to register with the Sarawak Social Welfare Department. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said it was important for NGOs to register with the department […]

What’s it like working under MCO?

KUCHING: The implementation of the movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of Covid-19 has led many people including lawmakers to change their ways of working. Like most of his colleagues, who prioritise going to the ground to be with the people, Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis had to be proactive […]

More firms donating to frontliners

KUCHING: More private companies have been coming forward to assist medical frontliners in combating the Covid-19 pandemic by donating personal protection equipment (PPEs). Yesterday, a company D.A.L Keluarga Realty Sdn Bhd donated over 100 pieces of PPEs to the State Health Department and it will be distributed to frontliners at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Its […]

Norwex donates 10,000 masks

KUCHING: Norwex, an international cleaning and hygiene solutions company, donated 10,000 masks as part of its global corporate responsibility initiative to St John Ambulance of Malaysia (SJAM) in response to the urgent call for the public and organisations to support the management of Covid-19 operations. In Malaysia, this Norwex initiative included a donation of 500 […]

Chan Funeral Services donates PPE shoes to SGH

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) received Personal Protective Equipment for shoes (PPE) from Chan Funeral Service specially for frontliners. Founder of Hope Place, Kelvin Wan handed over PPE (shoes) — imported from China, to the staff of SGH yesterday, representing Chan Funeral Services. For more information, Hope Place can be reached at 082-505 987. Opening […]

College makes 1,000 face shields for frontliners

BETONG: “Nak nulong hero kita di barisan hadapan, bajet ciput sekalipun sik jadi masalah, yang penting niat ikhlas.” The saying came from Betong Community College director Shairul Al-Suzana Shahidan which means “To assist our frontliners, even on a small budget is not a problem as long as the intention is sincere.” He was referring to […]

Food delivery riders remembered

MIRI: Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak secretary, Senator Alan Ling, continued his round of donation of face masks, hand sanitisers and mineral water to food delivery riders around this city yesterday. Ling reached out to the food delivery riders under ‘Hungry Delivery System’ to express his gratitude for their honourable services for the community during this […]

Samling donates PPEs to hospital

SARIKEI: Samling Group of Companies yesterday donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) for hospital staffs here. According to Samling’s general manager Choo Siong Liew, the donation comprised of surgical face masks, thermometers and sanitisers as part of their corporate social responsibility to help those in the front line fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. “The PPEs will also […]

Veggie growers donate harvest to villagers

MIRI: Vegetable growers in Miri have donated over a ton of vegetables to neighbour villagers. About 500kg of vegetables were delivered to folk of Kampung Pujut Tg Batu and Lopeng Katong Village, and over 400kg to folk of Kampung Tudan Phase 4 and Kampung Muhibbah. Along with Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who […]