Aid ensures food on the table
BY NATASHA JEE & NURIN YUSRINA KUCHING: The food aid programme under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) aims to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic so that they have food on the table. Senior Works Minister and Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that was why the federal […]
KPJ Miri hands out over 200 food packs
MIRI: KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital recently organised its very first food aid programme known as ‘Program Bantuan Makanan: Grab & Go’. During the event, it handed over 200 packets of food from 11.30am to 12.30pm last Saturday at its main entrance. “During this pandemic, many people have lost their incomes and jobs. Some can’t even […]
Single mothers receive food baskets
SARATOK: A total of 300 food baskets were distributed to members of the Kalaka Branch Single Mothers Association (Pitsa) by Kalaka assemblyman Datuk Abdul Wahab Aziz recently. The donation was received by Pitsa Kalaka Branch chairperson Saadiah Harun. Councillor Dayang Rosnah Abang Drashid who represented Abdul Wahab at the handover ceremony hoped that the food […]
46,800 food baskets distributed through ‘Ops Bantu’ nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: Apart from carrying out enforcement duties, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have been handing out food assistance to families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic through Ops Bantu. It is estimated that 48,800 food baskets with basic necessities such as rice, cooking oil, and sugar have been distributed by the 156 police district headquarters (IPD) nationwide. Bukit […]
Help will be given, assures state government
LIMBANG: The state government gave its assurance that help will be given to those affected by the movement control order (MCO) and are in dire need of food aid. According to Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) in a news report today (July 6), Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, in responding to […]
5,000 to receive food aid
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Some 5,000 underprivileged members of the community here are set to receive food aid provided by the federal government. Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang in announcing this said RM300,000 has been set aside by Putrajaya for all MPs to implement the Food Basket Aid. However, Rubiah pointed out that the allocation given is […]
Businessmen welcome Pemulih aid package
MUKAH: Local businessmen have welcomed the RM150 billion National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) announced by the federal government on Monday (June 28). The aid package aims to provide comprehensive assistance to the people and focuses on continuing the people’s welfare agenda, supporting businesses and increasing vaccinations. Repair workshop owner Raymund Tanin, in […]
Ngemah completes food aid distribution
KANOWIT: The distribution of food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 for the Ngemah constituency was completed on June 17. Its assemblyman Alexander Vincent on Sunday (June 20) said it took more than a week to fully distribute the food aid to the residents in his constituency. He added that the distribution […]
380k rural households to get food help
KUCHING: Another round of aid in the form of food baskets from the state government will be delivered to 380, 568 deserving households throughout Sarawak, including those in Telang Usan constituency. “There is no denying that Telang Usan is one of the most challenging areas in delivering the food aid to the rural people,” said […]
980 families under EMCO receive food aid
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Over 5,000 residents from 980 families at Kampung Baru, Samarahan, who have been undergoing the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) since Friday, have received food aid. The food aid was a contribution from the state government through the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package. The Kota Samarahan Service Centre in a Facebook […]
