Food aid distribution goes on despite difficulties

KUCHING: The distribution of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) food aid to rural folks in Telang Usan constituency carries on even in hardship and difficulty. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” said Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau on the difficulty to distribute the food aid to rural people. “We are still […]

4,972 Siburan households get food help

SERIAN: A total of 4,972 households in Siburan will receive the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package 6.0 (BKSS 6.0) food baskets. Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil today handed over the food baskets to three Chinese community leaders who represented the households in their respective areas. The handover ceremony was done at the Chee Ho […]

Food help for over 4,000 Ngemah families

KANOWIT: An estimated 4,004 heads of households (KIR) in the Ngemah state constituency will receive food supply assistance under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). According to Ngemah assemblyman Alexander Vincent, the households involve about 300 longhouses under the Ngemah area that will benefit […]

Food aid for 3,571 in Padungan constituency

KUCHING: A total of 3,571 families in the Padungan constituency will be receiving food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch treasurer and spokesman Jong Yean Pin said the distribution of food supply began on Monday and will go on until June 14. “The aid […]

Food aid for EMCO-affected residents

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has recently contributed food aid to residents at various localities here which have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Today (May 29), food aid was distributed to residents at Rumah Sabah Sungai Selangan and Rumah Garai Sungai Minus — the former being placed under […]

Food aid for the home isolated

KUCHING: Food aid will be extended to those undergoing home quarantine starting tomorrow (Monday, May 24), said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added in addition to this, the state Social Welfare Department (JKM) also provides food aid to those at quarantine centres, roadblocks stations, Covid-19 Quarantine […]

36,805 Sibu households receive food aid

KUCHING: A total of 36,805 households under the implementation of movement control order (MCO) in Sibu were given food assistance on Tuesday (Feb 2), said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said this amounted to about half or 51 percent of the identified recipients of the assistance. “The Sibu Divisional Disaster […]

8,230 to obtain food aid starting tomorrow

SIBU: A total of 8,230 household heads (KIR) in Nangka constituency will receive the food basket aid from the state government from tomorrow onwards. Nangka assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee who is also the coordinator of Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (JPBB) said, a total of nine distribution centres will be opened to facilitate the food […]

Committee to ensure no household left out

KUCHING: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has been tasked to ensure that no deserving household is left out in the food aid distribution programme by the state government. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said Sibu DDMC would be assisted by district-level disaster management committees of Sibu, Kanowit and Selangau […]