City council responds to man’s plight
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Caring Society Programme under MBKS has recently assisted a man by making use of the emergency reserved unit at KMC flat to accommodate him and his family. Mayor of MBKS, Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the council has been notified by Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian […]
Blessings in disguise amidst hardships
CORONAVIRUS disease 2019 or Covid-19 pandemic has brought many unintended benefits — family members now enjoy better ties; personal hygiene is better; money is saved; new talents are discovered and many more. Wesley Juntan, for instance, didn’t expect the pandemic to be a blessing; it has unexpectedly turned his hobby into a moneymaking business. The […]
Extrameal to the rescue
BINTULU: Extrameal Bintulu recently helped a single mother and her five children whose lives were affected badly by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its founder, Francis Ngu Hown Hua, in a statement on Sunday (May 9), said that Nancy Semali, 33, and her five children ranging from the age of 6 to 17 live in Sungai Plan […]
Top cop acknowledges hardship of rural duties
KUCHING: Despite his short term as the Sarawak CID chief, SAC Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali have set out his goal to eradicate gambling activities in the state aggressively. Last week, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) issued a list of exchange transfers for five senior PDRM officers which will be effective on Mar […]
India’s coronavirus lockdown causes hardships to the poorest
NEW DELHI: Rajib, a worker from India’s eastern state of Bihar, suddenly finds himself penniless and helpless in Delhi. On the morning of March 25, the first day of the three-week-long lockdown in the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, he called up his friends to borrow some money. None of his friends had any […]
