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Reading kits for pregnant mothers

KUCHING: Reading kits containing specially designed baby books with reading skill technique manuals for parents will be distributed to pregnant mothers in Sarawak when they register for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS). State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the kits would be distributed under the Reading […]

18,222 babies registered

ENDOWMENT FUND SARAWAK KUCHING: A total of 18,222 Sarawakian babies have registered for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) as of Sept 28. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the number was equivalent to 83 percent of Sarawakian babies eligible for the aid. “The state government has allocated […]

Joy for rural folk

TATAU: The road to Setusor will be upgraded via a rural transformation programme (RTP) costing RM350,000. The was announced by Kakus assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai during a ‘Leader with the People’ programme at Rh Asun Jemat Nanga Setusor, Anap on Friday. The Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister also announced a minor rural project […]

19,357 babies registered for EFS

KUCHING: A total of 19,357 babies has been registered for Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) from January 1 to July 31 this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the total number registered had increased to 79 percent this year compared to 68 percent for the corresponding […]

Aid for mothers goes digital

MIRI: Two postnatal aid programmes for mothers, namely Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) and ‘Bantuan Ibu Bersalin (BIB)’, will go online on July 3, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on Wednesday (July 1). She revealed that initially, the digitalisation process would be on a trial basis. Information on […]

8,828 babies register for EFS

KUCHING: A total of 8,828 Sarawakian babies who were born this year have registered for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) 2020. The number represents 92 percent of the total 9,630 Sarawakian babies born in the first five months of this year. EFS is an initiative by the state government where every Sarawakian newborn is entitled […]

Baby boom or not, Sarawak welcomes newborns

KUCHING: Sarawak is prepared to face the anticipated baby boom early next year following the movement control order (MCO), said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “This is a government that cares. Whether there is going to be a baby boom or not, Sarawak is big enough to […]

Next of kin can apply for underage parents, bankrupt

Endowment Fund Sarawak KUCHING: Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) applicants with underage parents must appoint their next of kin to become a trustee for their accounts, and the application must be endorsed by the EFS Committee. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said cases of underage parents were among […]

Fatimah: Register for Endowment Fund Sarawak 2020

KUCHING: A total of 1,472 babies born in January have been registered for Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) 2020. The number is equivalent to 51.27 per cent of a total of 2,871 babies born in Sarawak in the first month of this year. From the number of EFS registration, 983 are from Kuching, 34 from Serian, […]

Remain united, CM tells Sarawakians

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has reassured that it is fair to all. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the setting up of Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) was testimony to the state’s commitment to helping other religions besides Islam. “Therefore, let us not be distracted by events and happenings outside Sarawak that […]