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More developments in the pipeline for Padawan

PADAWAN: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is confident it can bring about greater development to its administrative area with the government’s support as well as community leaders and the people. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said MPP would continue to put emphasis on its Resident Councillorship System (RCS) to enhance the spirit of neighbourliness and caring […]

Also considered for help

KUCHING: Those in the informal sector are also considered in the state government’s assistance schemes such as the micro-credit scheme as long as they are cooperative members in their villages, said Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. He said that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang […]

Fatimah hands over aid to needy family

KUCHING: A 63-year-old resident and his family at Taman Won in Matang here received government aid on Saturday. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, who handed over the aid, said Rombli Jusni was also given an approval letter for his monthly handout under the ministry’s Welfare Aid Scheme […]

Muhyiddin: RM10 billion aid to help M40 group and below

PUTRAJAYA: The government today agreed to allocate RM10 billion to help those in the M40 group and below affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said the aid will be channelled through the ‘Bantuan Prihatin Nasional’ one-off cash payment, which would also a first for the M40 household income […]

Help companies pay staff salaries, government urged

KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has urged the federal government to take a leaf out of the United Kingdom government’s book in helping companies affected by the movement control order (MCO) by using national reserve funds to pay for at least 80 percent of these companies’ staff salaries. Its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang […]

NGO proposes government provide RM600 aid

KUCHING: Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) president Rapelson Richard Hamit has proposed that the government provide a monthly RM600 financial assistance per family for up to three months or depending on the spread of Covid-19, in efforts to ease their burden. He said that the assistance could be credited directly into Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) […]

Singapore’s tourism sector gets support to cope with coronavirus

Wuhan Virus SINGAPORE: Singapore is carrying out a wide range of measures to support businesses and labourers directly affected by the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (nCoV), particularly those in the tourism sector, reported VNA. Minister of Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said on Feb 2 that the impact of the Wuhan […]