Dr Jerip brews new income source for Mambong folk
KUCHING: Work is progressing on making the Mambong constituency into a coffee area. And its assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil who is spearheading the effort wants local residents to come on board and see to its success over the next few years. “This is a long term plan to increase the income of local residents […]
Venture into food business, B40 advised
MIRI: Folk in the B40 group (low income) have been encouraged to venture into the food business. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Datuk Rosey Yunus advised them to sell and promote their products on social media to attract more customers and generate more revenue. She was speaking at a micro […]
Kemas Quick Win programme: Increasing rural entrepreneurs’ income
BY SITI NURAIN RATANI KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of RM390,000 has been spent to help 110 participants of the Community Development Department (Kemas) Quick Win programme in Sarawak this year. Minister of Rural Development Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said, the programme was part of the department’s Skills Education Programme for which more than RM13 million […]
Rep visits Bazaarnita Fatimah
DALAT: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah visited Bazaarnita Fatimah here today (Wednesday). She was there to check the building which had been proposed for upgrading. Dalat district officer Kueh Lei Poh and Parti Pesaka Buiputera Bersatu (PBB) Dalat branch deputy chairman Sait Seman were present. Fatimah, who […]
Anjung Usahawan Telok Melano ready next January
SEMATAN: The RM 3.8 million Anjung Usahawan Telok Melano project is expected to be completed by January next year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the project was supposed to be completed within 18 months after it was awarded to the contractors in January this year. “The contractors are confident of […]
Special needs vocational school proposed
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes a vocational school for children with special needs will be developed in Sarawak to equip them with skills to generate income. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister pointed out that there were already schools for children with special needs. “But how would their life be […]
