Jabs also for homeless people

SIBU: The homeless people in the state will also be listed in the Covid-19 vaccination programme, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister of Wellbeing, Community, Women, Family and Child Development said including the homeless people in the programme showed that the state was committed to ensuring the no group or person was being left […]

301 homeless people rescued as of February

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry has carried out 113 integrated operations to rescue homeless people since last year until February this year. Its Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said a total of 301 homeless people have been rescued thus far. “In 2020, a total of 237 homeless people in […]

64 homeless people rescued as of February

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) has rescued 64 homeless people in 30 integrated operations conducted in Sarawak as of Feb this year. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said 26 cases were in Miri Division, 19 in Kuching, seven in Sibu, four in Samarahan, three each in Sarikei […]

Caring for Sibu’s homeless during MCO

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry has reactivated the temporary transit centre for the homeless (TTG) in Sibu, said its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said the reactivation of the TTG using the government rest house is to provide temporary shelter for the homeless in compliance with the implementation […]

On the streets and hungry on rainy days

KUCHING: State Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing Minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah on Wednesday night distributed sleeping bags and packed food to homeless people who were sleeping in the streets here. She was joining an operation organised by State Social Welfare Department.  One of the recipients was Mostapha Rosli who has been living on the streets […]

State ranks third in number of homeless people rescued

KUCHING: Sarawak ranks third highest in terms of number of homeless people rescued, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “During the movement control order (MCO) from March 28 to June 8 this year, a total of 145 homeless people were rescued, whereas from June 9 to October […]