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Old folk receive food aid from SUPP

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & CRYSTAL WONG KUCHING: Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng (SHNST) received a generous contribution in the form of food items from the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch. The aid consists of 100 bags of 10-kilogramme white rice and 20 boxes of crackers. SUPP Kuching branch’s deputy chairman Bong Lian […]

Tiong leads RMAF in longhouse relief mission

BINTULU: Two longhouses here had received some food supplies and essentials on Friday, flown in by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) from the Labuan Air Base via helicopter. The longhouses, namely Ugop Umpin longhouse and Saba Mergi longhouse, were cut off from food supply due to the 14-day movement restriction imposed on the residents […]

Food supply airlifted to Mulu

MIRI: Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) today arranged for an AgustaWestland (AW189) helicopter to have food supplies and basic necessities delivered to flood victims in Mulu. The aircraft and its crew departed from its air base here at 9am today and landed in Marudi at 9.15am before proceeding to Mulu at 12.47pm to complete the assignment. […]

Getting ready for the floods

By Barina Nani KUCHING: A total of 13 forward bases located throughout Sarawak have been set up so far to store food supplies for remote areas, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Among the areas involved are Kuching (two forward bases), Miri (seven), Bintulu (three) as well […]

PENJANA provides capital for agriculture and food industries

BY MOHAMAD HARITH MOHAMAD NIZAR KUALA LUMPUR: Agriculture and food industries are among sectors affected by Covid-19 outbreak and in need of support and capital assistance to ensure the continuity of food chain. Through the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA), the government aims at injecting funding to the industry, besides providing circulating capital to plantation […]

Co-ops needed to expand modern agriculture

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, through the Cooperative Commission of Malaysia (SKM), wants the cooperative involvement to be expanded into various activities, particularly in modern agriculture to address the issue of food security in the country. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the cooperative movement, which was […]

Pat on the back for Mirians

MIRI: Piasau assemblyman yesterday applauded the public here for their cooperation, efforts and their endless generosity in providing donations and aid for the frontliners who have been on duty since the first day of the movement control order (MCO). Datuk Sebastian Ting also expressed his gratitude to the farmers and traders, workers and business owners […]

The food supplies are coming!

KUCHING: The supply of essential food items to those in need will be executed by the Food Supply Chain Sub-Committee soon, assured its deputy chairman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said all state constituencies have been allocated RM200,000 each from the allocation of RM16.4 million announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg […]

Food on the table for everyone

KUCHING: The rural community will have adequate supplies of food and essential goods as sufficient stocks will be sent to 800 Point of Sales (POS) in the state during the movement control order (MCO) period soon. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said these POS or grocery stores located in the rural […]