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Autistic association needs more funds

BY ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY & ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The Kuching Autistic Association (KAA) needs more funds for the construction of its second building. KAA’s president Dr Catherine Chen Jen Ai said that the construction cost was estimated to be RM5.8 million. “The Sarawak government has so far donated RM 4.179 million to the building,” she […]

Igan MP presents funds to upgrade mosque

MATU: The Darul Yaqin Mosque in Kampung Sekaan Besar here which has a historical value will continue to be looked after. With that, Igan MP Ahmad Johnie Zawawi said that he had presented funds to upgrade the mosque. “The Darul Yaqin Mosque is a heritage building that has a high historical value of which it […]

Funds for minor rural projects

MIRI: A representative of the Malaysian Red Crescent Miri Chapter (MRCS) and several organisations in Miri received a capital injection of RM149,000 in Minor Rural Project (MRP) funds. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin presented the funds to 16 non-governmental organisations at the Sarawak People’s Party (SUPP) Senadin branch yesterday (Oct 2). The recipients […]

Allocate more funds for rural Sarawak

KUCHING: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau hopes Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will allocate more funds for the development of rural Sarawak when he tables the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the Dewan Rakyat today (Sept 27). Ismail Sabri is scheduled to table the country’s five-year (2021-2025) development roadmap at 11.30am after the […]

Rep hands over funds to various houses of worship

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii handed over funds to various houses of worship here on Wednesday (July 21). He presented a sum of RM300,000 to Fu Gui Ting Temple. The temple also received RM300,000 from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) last year. Huang also presented RM100,000 to Yien Sung Methodist Church. […]

Give priority to rural schools with low enrolment

Gerald Rentap Jabu

KUCHNG: Rural schools in the state, especially those with low enrolment, should be given priority when it comes to budget allocation, said Layar state assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu. He said this was to ensure that the students concerned were not left behind in their studies and teachers had the same teaching aids as those in […]

Allocate funds to rural schools based on needs

KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) fully supports Assistant Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee’s call to the federal Education Ministry to change its method of granting funds to rural schools. STU president Adam Prakash Abdullah said the current method of granting funds to rural schools based on the number of students was […]

Food baskets for needy families

MIRI: A community charity campaign known as ‘IGTC-PARC’, initiated by IG Training Centre Sdn Bhd and PARC Shared Office, has distributed 116 food baskets to families in need as of yesterday (Saturday). According to Miri mayor Adam Yii, who is also the advisor for the IGTC-PARC Community Campaign since its launch a few days ago, […]

OCM getting private sector inputs for Olympians pension scheme

KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) is now getting inputs from private sector representatives in drafting the Olympians pension scheme proposal. OCM president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria stressed that the scheme will be different from the civil servants’ pension scheme, thus needs thorough discussions before bringing the proposal to the government through […]