Housewives queue up since 6 am for RM1 rice
LUMUT: Manjung residents were willing to queue up as early as 6 am to purchase five-kilogramme imported rice for only RM1 during the ‘Misi Jual Beras RM1’ programme held at Kampung Datuk Seri Kamaruddin’s field here today. The program started at 9.30 am and took only about half an hour to be completely sold out. […]
Helping housewives to handle fire situations
SIBU: Housewives will find the Celik-SURI (Skuad Urus Risiko Isirumah) programme useful as it enhances awareness when it comes to dealing with fires. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Datuk Khirudin Drahman that the programme organised by Bomba in collaboration with Sarawak Energy Berhad can educate the community to practise the 3Ps, namely prevention, […]
Housewives lose RM20,600 to phone scam
SIBU: In a distressing incident, two housewives here became victims of a phone scam syndicate, resulting in a total loss of RM20,600. The victims, aged 43 and 51, were targeted by individuals claiming to be police officers, who falsely accused them of involvement in money laundering and drug-related activities. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili […]
Register for protection, housewives told
SIBU: Lanang MP Alice Lau Kiong Yieng has urged housewives to register themselves under the Housewives’ Social Security Scheme (SKSSR). Lau, who is also Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat, said the scheme provides social security protection to housewives against domestic accidents and invalidity while managing the household. “A lot of housewives are still in the […]
Social security scheme for housewives expected next year
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Scheme for Housewives (SKSSR) is expected to be launched next year, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Sarawanan. In a statement today, Saravanan said this followed a Cabinet decision on July 14 to give housewives social security protection. The scheme, which will be implemented by the Social Security Organisation […]
Housewife makes money selling lemang periuk kera
KANGAR: When she quit her job as a civil servant in 2012 to focus fully on her family, Nazatul Azrin Othman never thought that years down the road she would manage to earn RM1,000 a day by selling lemang periuk kera (pitcher plant lemang). Nazatul Azrin, 41, said despite running a small business from home […]
Beads of hard work
Orang Ulu crafter Faridah Lit started working with beads when she was a teenager. The pastime quickly turned into a serious business, and has been going strong for the past four decades. Today, she supplies bead products to local craft stores and outsources beading works to housewives in the community to help them earn. Different […]
Give RM500 monthly to B40 housewives
KUCHING: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) wants the Sarawak government to consider giving a monthly allowance of RM500 to housewives in the low income group (B40). Its Women chief Sylvia John Gemok said initiatives such as i-Suri (EPF scheme for housewives) should include housewives affected by the movement control order. “The i-Suri scheme should […]
Two lose RM6,460 in scams
SIBU: Two housewives here have fallen victims to two different scams, causing them to lose a total of RM6,460. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit explained that in the first case, a 35-year-old housewife was at home in Rejang Park when she received a WhatsApp message from the suspect. Saying that he was from […]
