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MP supports schools with essential supplies

MERADONG: Sarikei MP Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii highlighted the importance of providing students with essential school supplies and facilities to enhance their learning environment and foster the development of highly skilled individuals. Speaking during the distribution event held at Meradong, Huang Tiong Sii stressed the significance of comfortable learning conditions in enabling students to […]

Steps taken to ensure food price stability during festive season: Ministry

KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has taken several steps to ensure that the supply of food and other essential items is sufficient and available at a reasonable price, especially during the festive season. According to a news report by the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), KPDN minister Datuk Seri […]

Bintulu MP questions pricey essential goods in rural Sarawak

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has a question for the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNKK): “Why aren’t essential items and services in rural areas subsidised?” The Bintulu MP wants an explanation from KPDNKK. In his Facebook feed yesterday (April 28), he claimed that rural communities were complaining prices of essential items […]

Bedridden man gets help from Hope Place

KUCHING: An elderly couple in Desa Wira here received essential items from Hope Place Kuching. Phua Teck Choon, 69, and his wife has been living in a house which is built on a government-given land. Phua has been bedridden for about a year due to a stroke that left half of his body paralysed. He […]

Essential items for frontliners at assessment centre

By Aisyah Azzahra Suhiri   KUCHING: Hope Place on Monday (Aug 30) presented donation to police officers on duty at the Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) here. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) founder Kelvin Wan handed over the donation to CAC assistant coordinating officer of the Royal Malaysia Police, Sarina Othman. The items, which consist of biscuits, […]

Frontliners in retail sector next

BENTONG: Almost 500,000 frontliners in the retail and distribution sector are expected to receive their Covid-19 vaccines next week, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.  He said details of the programme are being finalised and vaccination would provide relief as well as protection to those who deal directly with the […]

Petronas donates essential items to jab centre

BINTULU: Petronas has donated several essential items to boost the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) in Bintulu. The donations were presented to the Bintulu Division Health Office today (Tuesday) by Petronas’ subsidiary companies, namely, Malaysia LNG Group of Companies and Petronas LNG 9 Sdn Bhd, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd- Sarawak Gas and Asean Bintulu Fertiliser […]

Tellian fire victims get help from MP

MUKAH: Mukah Parliament service centre donated food and other essential items including kitchen wares to fire victims at Kampung Tellian Daya (Tellian Ulu) here today. The contribution, including cash, was handed over by the centre’s officer Almalhakim Norshidi to house owner Busang Belalan, 73. Almalhakim was representing Mukah MP and Deputy Minister in the Prime […]

Price lockdown at Guardian

KUCHING: Guardian Malaysia had launched a nationwide initiative to lower and lock the prices of over 1,500 essential items on May 28 to cushion the impact of financial challenges brought by the pandemic. Guardian South East Asia (Guardian SEA) Chief Executive Officer Soren Lauridsen said the items have been lowered and will remain unchanged for […]

Basic items sufficient; no need for panic buying

PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has assured that food supplies nationwide are stable and will be adequate during the total lockdown. He said during the last movement control order (MCO) there was no case of insufficient basic supplies recorded, and as such, the ministry was confident the situation […]