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Charity sale by Salvation Army Kuching to raise funds for needy

KUCHING: The Salvation Army Kuching is organising a charity sale event on Aug 31 at the ACS Association of Churches Sarawak (ACS) here to raise funds for the underprivileged.The event, known as the “Sale of Work・ will run from 8am to 12pm, and will be attended by several guests of honour, including Kuching South City […]

Committee seeks UNIFOR funds to build pastoral centre

KUCHING: The Serian St.Theresa’s Parish Pastoral Centre Building Committee has paid Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas a visit to seek financial assistance from the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR). According to a statement issued by the building committee yesterday, the purpose of the visit was to present the application and documents for funds […]

Associations receive RM70,000

KUCHING: The Ministry of Energy and Environmental Sustainability disbursed funds totalling RM70,000 to eight registered associations last Tuesday (July 4) Deputy Minister Dr Hazland Abang Hipni handed over the funds to the recipients during a simple ceremony at his office on Tuesday (July 4). Dr Hazland hoped the funds would assist the associations to plan […]

RM5.35m in Dana Mudahcara funds still available

SIBU: Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Deputy Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan has encouraged event promoters to apply for the remaining RM5.35 million in Dana Mudahcara funds. “I am happy to inform that artists, artisans, cultural associations, registered NGOs under RoS, are eligible to apply for our “Dana Mudahcara untuk Warisan, Kesenian dan Budaya” this […]

Over 100 runners to join fund raising event

MIRI: More than 100 runners are expected to fill the streets from the Malaysian Ex-Police Association Miri branch premises in Piasau Camp up to Sarawak Shell Berhad roundabout on Feb 26 to help the association raise money. The 7km fun run is scheduled to kick off at 7 am and is divided into four categories, […]

Kota Sentosa rep wants more funds to resolve flood problem

KOTA Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap has appealed to the Sarawak government for development funds to be allocated to resolve the flash flood problems faced by residents in his constituency. He stated that there are still flash flooding problems affecting his constituents such as residents at Borneo Garden off Jalan Lapangan Terbang and Taman Happy Valley […]

Willie counting on more funds for survey work

PADAWAN: Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin is hopeful more funds for native customary rights (NCR) land surveying work will be provided for in Budget 2023. The Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister said the state government has constraints in giving grants to rural residents, especially the Dayak community who have a lot of such […]

PBK wants action on missing education funds

KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang is demanding the police and the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) seriously look into the misappropriation of funds meant for education. Its president, Voon Lee Shan said according to former Education Minister, Maszlee Malik, millions of ringgit, if not billions, have been misappropriated from funds meant for education. “Mazlee said many […]

Council chief seeks funds to improve facilities

PADAWAN: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Chairman Lo Khere Chiang said facilities in tourist areas here should be improved to provide more comfortable access to visitors. “Coming into the Kampung Git area, the road is very narrow,” he said, adding, “I hope that the access to Kampung Annah Rais, Temurang, Danu and other villages could be […]