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Two villages get RM88,000 in grants

SERIAN: Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II Datuk Willie Mongin has approved a grant of RM88,000 to two villages in his Mambong constituency. He approved RM58,000 for Kampung Panchor Dayak in Serian and RM30,000 to Kampung Nyegol in the Upper Bengoh Dam in Padawan. The Puncak Borneo MP said RM30,000 is approved for […]

Grants totalling RM278,000 given to Miri cooperatives last year

MIRI: Grants totalling RM278,000 were disbursed to cushion the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on cooperatives in Miri Division last year. This included disaster assistance amounting to RM13,000 to cooperatives in the Baram area, disclosed Cooperative Commission of Malaysia (SKM) Miri senior assistant director Lily Fawziah Adnan. She told the media this after the launch […]

17 Miri temples’ committee bodies meet up with Unifor

MIRI: Seventeen Miri temples’ committee bodies have met up with the Religious Groups Affairs’ Unit (Unifor) officiated by Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin here on Sunday. According to a press statement, the meeting was to finalise the regulations pertaining to fund allocations as well as land applications for the construction or renovation […]

33 suraus in Tupong receive grants totaling RM495,000

KUCHING: A total of 33 suraus in Tupong constituency have received grants totalling RM495,000 for upgrading their facilities and infrastructure here on Saturday. Member of Parliament for Petra Jaya Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof presented the grants at a handover ceremony at Surau Mahmudi, Matang. Each surau received RM15,000. “The grant will improve facilities support committee […]

Religious grants — Only in Sarawak

KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has disbursed RM3,896,000 to 30 houses of worship yesterday which will help to cover their operation cost due to being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister-in-charge of Unifor Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the grant was from the Houses of Worship Covid-19 Operational Grant consisting of RM5 […]

Pandemic-affected tourism players receive grants

KUCHING: Sarawak tourism players who are badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic received monetary grants from the Malaysian Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) here. It was the second of such incentive given to tourism players following a similar one held in Langkawi on Oct 10. The incentives will be given out in stages to […]

Ministry to speed up issuing of grants to smallholders with Sarawak NCR status

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities is striving to expediate the issuing of grants to oil palm smallholders in Sarawak with the state Native Customary Right (NCR) status under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code. Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said the ministry held a meeting with the Sarawak government on the […]

17 organisations receive grants totalling RM110k

KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has disbursed a total of RM110,000 in minor project funds to 17 organisations, including those involved in education, health, and caregiving. He said the funds would assist the organisations with their respective programmes and activities to complement and enhance the government’s initiatives. Lee, who is Senadin assemblyman, advised […]

Unifor grants for four more houses of worship

KUCHING: Four more houses of worship in Miri have received grants from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). According to Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) in a news report, Tourism, Arts, and Culture Assistant Minister and Piasau assemblyman, Datuk Sebastian Ting handed over a special allocation of RM150,000 from Unifor to Gurwara Sahid in Miri. […]

School receives grant to upgrade facilities

BY PETRONELLA LANGITA FELIX MIRI: SJKC Chung San has received an annual grant to upgrade its facilities to improve the learning environment. Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin presented the grant to SJKC Chung San School Board chairman, Chai Ming Kian, when he visited the school on Friday (Aug 27). One of the facilities provided […]