Food bank helps underprivileged students

MUKAH: The ‘Food Bank Siswa’ programme, which helps students from disadvantaged families, continues to receive positive feedback from various parties. According to Department Head of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Mukah Salihin Den, Balingian Energy Minerals is one of the contributors to this programme. “They have donated RM4,000, which is […]

YaPEIM sets aside RM1m for low-income households

KUCHING: The Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM) has allocated RM1 million in donations to be distributed in Sarawak. Its chairman Datuk Mohd Redza Abdul Wahid said it also distributed RM500,000 in donations through the YaPEIM Food Bank Programme. “This programme is made possible through the cooperation of various other agencies under the auspices of […]

Companies donate food to students

MUKAH: A total of 10 companies have contributed to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) Food Bank programme worth about RM15,000 since February this year. These include two government-linked companies (Balingian Energy Mineral Sdn Bhd, Bintulu Ports Holdings Berhad), a plantation company (SOP Plantation (Balingian) Sdn Bhd), a supermarket (Nam Leong Department Store Mukah), two bakeries (Azka Cake […]