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Blind masseurs get state grant

KUCHING: About 18 premises owned by blind masseurs benefited from the 2020 grant given to volunteer welfare bodies (PSK). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said a grant totaling RM20,000 was given to the Society for the Blind Malaysia (SBM), Sarawak branch. “The grant is to help cover […]

Assemblyman presents RM39k in grants

BALINGIAN: A total of RM39,000 in grants were presented to some 13 individuals here today. The grant was contributed by Balingian’s assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi. The recipients of the financial assistance were presented with the grant and personal gesture from Yakub. When presenting the grants, Yakub urged the recipients to make good use of the […]

50 new exporters stand to receive S$10,000 grants

KUCHING: The pieces are falling into place for Sarawak to prime up to 50 new “local success stories” amidst budding exporters, who stand to receive grants of up to SG$10,000 to fast-track home-grown goods and services into the Asian region via the economic gateway of Singapore. As the catalyst for this bold goal, the Sarawak […]

NGOs receive RM410k in grants

KUCHING: The Sarawak Social Development Council has channeled grants totaling RM410,000 to the senior citizens activity centres (Pawe), senior citizens service centres (PPWE), community-based rehabilitation centres (PDK) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Sarawak. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said there were 11 Pawe, 14 PPWEs, and […]

Over RM200k grants disbursed

KUCHING: Nineteen organisations including a chronically ill patient received grants totalling RM215,100 from the government and Puncak Borneo Service Centre on Saturday (Nov 14). Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Willie Mongin handed over the cheques in a simple ceremony held at the centre here. Willie, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) […]

RM840,000 approved for building of new longhouses

KUCHING: The Sarawak government through the State Disaster Committee has, so far, approved allocations of RM840,000 for the building of new longhouses. Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said new longhouses had to be built to replace the old ones which were destroyed by fires. “Last year, I also allocated […]

RM475k to nine houses of worship

KUCHING: Nine houses of worship and religious organisations in the Batu Kitang state constituency have received grants totalling RM475,000 from the state government through the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said that the nine houses of worship and religious organisations comprised eight churches and one temple in this first […]

Church gets RM100,000 for upgrade

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii handed over a cheque for RM100,000 from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) 2020 (Phase 1) to Yien Sung Methodist Church here for the upgrading of its facilities.  Huang also handed over an allocation of RM100,000 under the rural transformation project (RTP) grant to the church. The spokesperson […]

Bukit Goram rep hands out grants to JKKKs

KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat handed out grants amounting to RM116,000 under his Minor Rural Project funds to 12 village security and development committees (JKKKs) of longhouses along Sungai Ibau here to enable them to carry out various activities. The presentation was done at 31-door Rumah Jandah Anak Mengga in Nanga Nansang, Sungai […]

Seven schools receive RM75,000

BETONG: A total of RM75,000 in grants was given to seven schools in Spaoh last Sunday. The grants that were presented by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas are to help prepare the schools for the coming school sessions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The recipients were Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Spaoh with RM15,000; […]