Veterans get financial assistance from Krian rep
SARATOK: Krian Assemblyman Friday Belik has approved an allocation of RM10,000 for the Saratok/Saribas ATM Veterans Association. He hoped the association will continue to be active in community activities and praised its effort to combine the two festivals, namely Hari Gawai and Hari Raya, saying this is something unique in Sarawak. “This also shows the […]
Help! Baby needs money for surgery
KUALA LUMPUR: A one-year-old baby needs assistance to raise RM5,000 to cover the cost of surgery at the National Heart Institute (IJN), Kuala Lumpur. According to Persatuan Anak Borneo Semenanjung (ABS), baby Hayderson Emanuel Chia who now lives in Skudai, Johor is a child of a Sarawakian couple. “Hayderson is the youngest of five children […]
Longhouses destroyed by fire get financial help
MIRI: Three longhouses destroyed by fire received some timely financial assistance from the state government on Wednesday. Sarawak Administrative Officer for Bario Sub -District Office Edward Tarang represented Mulu Assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala who is also Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department, (Labor, Immigration and Project Monitoring), at the handing over of the aid to […]
Bank urged to expand financial assistance to entrepreneurs
KUCHING: Agrobank has been told to further expand its access of financial assistance to entrepreneurs throughout Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this was crucial in order to ensure smooth and effective implementation of initiatives provided by the Sarawak government to local entrepreneurs. Awang Tengah told this to a delegation […]
Fadillah presents cash aid to fire victims
KUCHING: Two families, whose houses were affected by a fire at Jalan Taman Dusun Indah Sejijak recently, have received the much needed assistance in the form of cash. They received the aid from Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof who is also the Senior Works Minister. He hoped the aid would ease their burden. […]
Four religious associations in Simanggang get Unifor grants
SIMANGGANG: Four religious associations here received grants of RM15,000 each from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) on Wednesday (Nov 24). The funds were handed over to the Simanggang Soon Heng Society, Persatuan Penganut Ci Ji Sri Aman, Batang Lupar Buddhist Society and Sri Aman Buddhist Association. Simanggang incumbent Datuk Francis Harden Hollis visited each […]
Sarawak’s seamless integration embodies Keluarga Malaysia
BY TANIA LAM & HURUL AIN NACITA ABDUL NASSER KUCHING: The harmonious integration between different cultures and backgrounds here embodies the spirit of Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family) here in Sarawak. Illustrating, Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof pointed out that Soh Eh Nee, 68, a resident in Satok was Chinese, but when he spoke […]
Nation’s first SNCC to be ready by Dec 2025
KUCHING: The country’s first Special Needs Community Centre (SNCC), set to be built in Sarawak, is expected to be completed by December 2025. Revealing this, Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah called on the state government to allocate a 10 to 20-acre plot of land for the […]
RM3.8 mln given to 30 Roman Catholic schools
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) distributed financial assistance totalling RM3.8 million to 30 Roman Catholic mission schools here. Roman Catholic Mission Schools in Kuching advisor Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said this allocation would benefit a total of 1,658 students from secondary schools and 7,258 students from primary schools. “This year, the Sarawak government […]
Mission schools urged to provide project progress reports
KUCHING: Mission schools that receive financial assistance from the state government through the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) are urged to provide quarterly reports each year on the progress of their respective projects. “This is for Unifor to monitor the progress of the respective projects,” said Unifor director Richard Lon when speaking at the presentation […]
