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 […]
Food aid will continue depending on needs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will continue with food assistance for those in need. “If there is a need to continue the food assistance, we will,” its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas assured during the Covid-19 daily update press conference yesterday. He said the Food Supply Chain Sub-Committee chaired by Deputy Chief […]
324,224 household heads received food assistance
KUCHING: The Food Supply Chain Sub-Committee reported that as of Thursday, 324,224 households/individuals (91 percent) of the total 349,449 registered with the 12 Divisional Disaster Management Committees (DDMCs) throughout Sarawak have received food assistance from the state government. Food Supply Chain Sub-Committee deputy chairperson Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that 63 constituencies had completed their […]
Web app to volunteer and request for PPE, food aid
KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) through its Makers community “#JagaSamaDirik community” has established a web application aimed at managing requests for personal protective equipment (PPE), food assistance and volunteerism. SMA in a statement yesterday mentioned the #JagaSamaDirik community is now driving the initiative to help the frontliners in fighting Covid-19 and unfortunate families who are […]
Food aid on the way for five Sibu state constituencies
SIBU: Residents in five state constituencies in this district, who have difficulty getting food supplies following the Movement Control Order (MCO), will receive aid under the Sarawak Government Food Assistance Programme. State Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapa’ee told a press conference yesterday that the list of recipients and their background would […]
