Making money out of used cooking oil
By Balkish Awang KUALA LUMPUR: When you are done with deep-frying meat, chicken or fish at home, hold on before pouring the used cooking oil down the sink. Used cooking oil can be recycled to make soap, lubricants, candles, animal and pet feeds as well as renewable energy. Mohd Rosdi Abu Bakar, 48, an electronic […]
Way forward for Sarawak very promising
KUCHING: Sarawak has greater potential than most states in terms of generating more revenue, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “You still have your oil and gas, so the potential is great. Therefore, Sarawak’s ability to move forward quickly is very substantial compared to some other states and perhaps even compared to Putrajaya in […]
Losing job not end of the world
BY CRYSTAL WONG Rosdi, 42, formerly a full-time employee of an agricultural company, has been a Grab driver for almost five months now. “My previous job requires me to work away from home for weeks and I don’t get to see my wife and children often. Due to low demand and the ongoing pandemic, I […]
Carry out income-generating activities
BETONG: Farmers should carry out activities that are easy to do and capable of producing results as well as generating income in a short span of time. This was suggested by Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu. This, he said, would be in addition to their primary activities. “Go for the low-hanging fruit species. This will […]
Emulate Sarawak’s footsteps
GENERATING INCOME FOR NEEDY BY TANIA LAM & NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING:Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff has urged other Malaysian states to follow in the footsteps of Sarawak by assisting the needy to generate their own income. She was referring to Koperasi Usahawan Mikro Kebajikan Bersatu Berhad, which […]
RMCO allows people, businesses to generate income
KUALA LUMPUR: The gradual opening of the economy and the implementation of the Recovery movement control order (RMCO) have enabled the people and businesses to start generating income and repay their financial loans. Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Aziz said the next step that can be taken is for more targeted assistance […]
Timely help for Farmers
KUCHING: The Sarawak Farmers Organisation (SFO) and the Federal Agriculture Marketing Board (Fama) have been of tremendous help to farmers statewide in selling their produce during the movement control order (MCO) period. Both organisations, through their respective units at district level, had helped to collect the produce, transporting them to markets subsequently generating income for […]
