City’s poor to get daily essentials
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is collaborating with Everrise in a ‘You Donate, We Deliver’ donation campaign. The campaign aims to help the less fortunate families whose livelihoods are affected by the movement control order (MCO). Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng thanked Everrise for coming up with the campaign and choosing MBKS for the […]
Clubs deliver food essentials to needy
KUCHING: Lions Club of Kuching-Kota Samarahan and Lions Club of Kuching City have embarked on a Covid-19 Hunger Project, delivering food essentials to those in need. On Friday, the Lions reached out to seven families at a construction site at Jalan Depo and 13 families at a construction site at Jalan Song. Each family received […]
Over 380,000 households receive state food aid
KUCHING: A total of 380,568 heads of households in the state has received food aid under Sarawakku Sayang programme, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said the food aid had benefitted the B40 (low-income group) and other needy individuals. “This is to ensure that the people […]
Health personnel get fresh meals from Pullman
KUCHING: Frontliners at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) battling Covid-19 recently received freshly-made meals prepared by Pullman Kuching culinary team. The three-day initiative was held on April 22, 26, and 29 in collaboration between Bon Appetit Kuching and Interhill Group of Companies. As part of the initiative, 300 packed meals prepared by Pullman Kuching were […]
Study situation before more food aid
KUCHING: Local elected representatives want the current situation to be studied first before deciding if further food aid is required during the extended movement control order (MCO) period. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, who is also Kemena assemblyman, said the first lot of food aid distribution had been completed in his constituency […]
11 families receive food aid
MIRI: Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) of Kuala Suai in collaboration with Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumpun Islam Sejagat Miri (Keris) has recently delivered food aid to 11 families affected by movement control order (MCO). The extension of MCO has given huge impact on villagers who are mostly fishermen and farmers. Melemas Plantation Sdn Bhd donated […]
Fama distributes food aid to IPTs
KUCHING: The state Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme yesterday distributed food aid to several institutions of higher learning (IPT) here. In collaboration with the Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Ministry and the Samarahan Area Farmers Organisation (PPK), the event aims to help ease the financial […]
Food baskets for 475 in Tellian
MUKAH: A total of 475 recipients in Tellian constituency who are affected by the control movement order (MCO) received food baskets here last Wednesday. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the aid to the representatives (from religious bodies) at a simple handover ceremony at Tellian Constituency Service Centre office here. Of the total, 85 recipients were […]
Tasik Biru, Opar 80 percent covered
KUCHING: More than 80 percent of the 13,800 needy households in Tasik Biru and Opar constituencies under the Mas Gading parliamentary seat have benefitted from the government food assistance since the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) period on March 18. Team N2 Tasik Biru Elected Representative Service Centre has been working tirelessly in […]
Samling’s roles in fighting Covid-19
MIRI: Like many other major corporate bodies, timber conglomerate Samling Group of Companies has stepped forward to supplement governmental efforts in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic by providing not only medical supplies, but also necessities to those badly affected. “We ensure that medical items and essential goods reach where they are needed on time during this […]
