Helping those in need
Rep visits houses of worship
SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tuong Sii on August 18 continued his visits to the houses of worship in an effort to help those in need. Among the houses of worship he visited was the Che San Fu Temple at Jalan Kwong Ming/Minah. Huang often goes to the ground to better understand the needs […]
Talk to us, urges SUPP man
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Education Bureau urges Sarawakian medical officers (MOs), who are facing discontinuation of their contracts, to approach the party for assistance. Bureau chairman and Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing told reporters yesterday, it would appeal to the Health ministry to extend the MOs’ contract of service. Health Minister Dr […]
Prime Minister willing to assist
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed Malaysia’s readiness to extend any assistance needed by Lebanon following its capital rocked by a massive explosion that has left at least 70 people dead and more than 3,000 others injured so far. The prime minister said the government and people of Malaysia sympathised with the families […]
Three more adjustable beds from rep
SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii donated three more adjustable beds to help ease the burden of bedridden patients. Recent recipients were Awangku Suhaimi Awangku Mashor, 48, senior citizens Poi Leong Seng, 79, at Bunga Raya Road and Tiong Chiong Kai, 87, at Sungai Pasi. All three of them now require full care […]
LBU donates RM1mil to relief fund
KUCHING: Lebuhraya Borneo Utara (LBU) has donated RM1mil to the Sarawak Disaster Relief Fund. “So many people are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of our corporate responsibility, LBU is contributing RM1mil to the fund to channel assistance to help the community cope with the current challenging situation,” said managing director Mohamad Zaidee Abang […]
Government urged to help businesses to avoid mass unemployment
KUCHING: Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) urges the government to take unprecedented measures to avoid massive unemployment following the closure of businesses as a result of the extended movement control order (MCO). Its secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok hoped that the government would emulate the British government in paying for 80 […]
Ministry to help Sibu bus companies
SIBU: The Ministry of Transport will be looking into ways to help bus companies here stay afloat. Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the companies were suffering losses due to the declining number of passengers over the years. “More people are having their own transport, and the bus companies are also facing competition from illegal […]
Kenyalang Gold Card: Senior citizens overjoyed
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) staff and councillors, including Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng, were at KMC Flats, Jalan Padungan here to assist senior citizens to apply for their Kenyalang Gold Card. The card, an initiative by the Sarawak government through Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry, allows Sarawakians aged 60 […]
