Flood victims seek essential supplies
KUCHING: Two families are seeking assistance with essential supplies after their residences on Jalan Kemuning Matang experienced flooding early Sunday (Jan 28). The first house accommodates 12 residents, including a young girl and an elderly woman while, the second house houses 16 residents, including five children. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) […]
Essential supplies stable ahead of Christmas
BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: As Christmas approaches, consumers here can breathe easy with no shortages of essential supplies reported. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Mukah branch head Salihin Den, confirmed the adequacy of necessities in the area. “We have ample supplies, and prices are reasonable,” he said, noting that no […]
Hope Place extends vital support to toddler battling liver disease
KUCHING: Hope Place has stepped forward to provide essential assistance to two-year-old Muhammad Harith Iskandar Abdullah as he valiantly fights against a liver disease. Harith was diagnosed with the illness at just six months old. Despite his condition causing swollen organs and underweight stature, he remains an active and affectionate toddler, engaging in play and […]
Allow heavier lorry loads on the road: Lee
SIBU: Lorries carrying goods should be allowed to ferry heavier loads now that road quality has improved across Sarawak. The state Transport Ministry has proposed that the permissible weight of lorries carrying goods be increased to between 38 tonnes and 44 tonnes. Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said the current federal law and regulation […]
Flood-affected longhouses receive essential supplies
KANOWIT: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) here conducted a humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HADR) mission to flood-affected victims in Machan area on Saturday (March 4). A total of 148 packs of essential items were distributed to residents of five longhouses that were affected or disconnected by floods. The five longhouses are Rh Anchoi Abit […]
DAP Sibu holds gas subsidy programme
SIBU: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sibu Service Centre will continue to roll out more subsidy programmes in their effort to help the B40 families. Sibu MP, Oscar Ling said that his service centre will organise such a programme every month, either in the form of subsidies for essential goods, oil, gas, and more. “The […]
Public advised against crowding and panic buying
MUKAH: Panic buying and congestion at shopping centres should be avoided as they could help spread Covid-19, said Mukah Division Resident Hamdiah Bakir. She pointed out that there was no cause for panic buying because businesses selling essential goods were operating as usual. People must always remember that the virus spread quickly in public places, […]
Agro-food hubs to overcome Sarawak-Sabah price variations
KUCHING: The government is currently studying new mechanisms to establish agro-food hubs in Sabah and Sarawak to overcome discrepancies in prices of essential goods in the two states. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi feels that this idea should be focused on taking into account the advantages of Sabah and […]
Monsoon season pushes up essential goods prices
PUTRAJAYA: Price increases for essential goods in Johor, Perak, Kelantan, and Pahang have occurred following the monsoon season that hit the East Coast states resulting in fishermen not being able to go out to sea. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said other factors include extreme weather changes in major […]
Government urged to lower prices of essential goods
MIRI: Dayak Transformation Association (Trada) urges the federal and state governments to collaborate and bring down prices of daily goods and essential items in Sabah and Sarawak immediately. President and founder of Trada, Joseph Janting said communities in Sabah and Sarawak have been impacted badly by Covid-19 pandemic. “The youth and people under the B40 […]
