14 homeless people get first vaccine dose
KUCHING: Fourteen homeless people received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine last Sunday (Aug 22). Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said originally, there were supposed to be 12 left to be vaccinated in Kuching Division but “the number of homeless people tends to change from […]
Political stability vital for country, government
KUCHING: Political stability is required at this time so that the government can focus more on combating the pandemic and rebuilding the economy, says Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She emphasised the importance of rebuilding the people and country’s economies through the Post-Covid Recovery Plan. “Stop the strife and […]
Distribute food aid based on family size
DALAT: The distribution of food aid to the people affected by the movement control order (MCO) should be based on the size of the family. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Woman, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah urged those entrusted to distribute the food either at the department level or community level such as […]
Food aid worth over RM20.4 mln distributed to EMCO areas
KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department has spent more than RM20.4mil in food aid for people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic as of July this year. Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said as of July 28 this year, food aid had been given to 181,233 heads of […]
All Miri’s 24 homeless vaccinated
MIRI: As of Sunday (Aug 8), a total of 24 homeless persons in this division have been vaccinated. Currently, all of them are being placed at a multipurpose hall of Kampung Pujut Tanjong Batu here and another temporary shelter at a community hall in Kampung Lereng Bukit while waiting for their second jabs. Welfare, Community […]
GPS steadfast on its stand
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has been steadfast on its stand to support the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that GPS’s stand has been firm before and now. She was commenting on the GPS’s stand to continue supporting the PN government under […]
9,938 teachers, caregivers of childcare centres vaccinated
MIRI: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on Sunday (Aug 8) revealed that 98 percent or 9,938 of the 10,133 teachers and caregivers at childcare centres in Sarawak had been vaccinated against Covid-19. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister hoped that this figure would assure parents that it was safe for them to […]
Miri has most number of homeless folk
MIRI: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry has identified 96 homeless people in the state from various operations carried out in July this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the highest number of homeless people —24 — was discovered in Miri, followed […]
98.7 percent of eligible Dalat population immunised
DALAT: A total of 98.7 percent of the population in this district who are eligible for immunisation have been vaccinated so far, according to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) in the district. It said out of the 12,563 people, who were eligible for vaccination, 12,397 people had been vaccinated. These excluded 383 plantation workers. […]
Suicide cases expected to rise
KUCHING: Suicide cases and attempted suicide cases are expected to rise this year, said Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Lukas Aket. He explained that the cases were due to depression, broken hearts, financial difficulties, family issues, mental health issues and other reasons. “From January to June this year, the department recorded a total […]
