Sarawak ready for RMCO
KUCHING: Sarawak is ready to implement the recovery movement control order (RMCO), said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said Sarawakians had complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the rules set by the government during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO). […]
Over RM13 mln spent on food assistance for frontliners
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development has spent a total of RM13,072,625 on food assistance for Covid-19 frontliners in the state since the launch of the movement control order (MCO). Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said, the ministry in a meeting on March 22 had agreed to extend […]
‘Inform us of people who need help’
KUCHING: Anyone with information on people who need assistance can inform the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the state government recognised that despite all the Covid-19 related stimulus packages and assistance provided, there were some individuals who had been overlooked unintentionally. “In this respect, the […]
Over RM1 mln in disaster aid given out so far
KUCHING: The Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS) has spent a total of RM1,771,751 to help people affected by various disasters as of April this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said until last month, there had been a total of 264 disaster cases involving fires, landslides, storms, […]
Six new haemodialysis machines approved
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has approved an allocation to purchase six new haemodialysis machines for the Ministry of Health (MOH) to cater for kidney patients in the state. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the distribution of the machines would be managed by Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) […]
Kidney patients urged to apply for special aid
KUCHING: Kidney patients are encouraged to apply for the special aid worth RM4.6mln approved by the state government. The special aid covers clinical assistance, including one-off installation of Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) at a maximum of RM3,000 per patient, and Erythropoietin (EPO) injection at a maximum of RM240 per patient. Apart from that, it also includes […]
GPS, PN working towards common good
KUCHING: The Women’s Wing of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) concurred with a statement by GPS Secretariat on the coalition’s stance as a separate entity working closely with Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government for the common good of Sarawak and the country. Its chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said GPS was cooperating as a partner and […]
88 pct surge in domestic violence cases
KUCHING: There was an 88 per cent surge in domestic violence cases reported in Sarawak from January to April this year compared to the same corresponding period last year. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the cases increased by 145 cases or 88 per cent to […]
Don’t bring children to public places
KUCHING: Parents should not bring their children out to public places for the time being, said Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She explained that children were among those at higher risk from Covid-19. “It is still dangerous to bring children to places such as supermarket, eateries […]
Fatimah supports extension of CMCO
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah supports Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s decision to extend the conditional movement control order (CMCO) until June 9. The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Child Development said the prime minister was doing the right thing to protect the people. This included allowing almost all economic and […]
