JKKK embraces ICT with first virtual meeting
MUKAH: Kampung Teh Labak village development and security committee (JKKK) here held its first online meeting via Zoom recently. Chairman Daniel Hillary said the meeting this time around had to be held online as per Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedure. He added that the online meeting actually exposed committee members to the technological facilities available […]
Riverine erosion project to complete before year-end
SIBU: A riverine erosion project at Rh Dennis Ansam in Bawang Assan is expected to be completed in November this year. The village’s safety and development committee (JKKK) head of development bureau Sammy Dennis said the project costing RM80,000 was currently 50 percent completed. “This project will take three months to complete according to the […]
Fire victims receive cash, food aid
MUKAH: Kampung Tellian Ulu fire victims received cash donation and food items from Kampung Penakub village development and security committee (JKKK) recently. The committee members went to the victims’ temporary home in Kampung Tellian Daya (Tellian Ulu) here to present the donation. “The contribution may be small, but it means something to the recipients, who […]
Empowerment programme to enhance cooperation
TANJUNG MANIS: Cooperation between community leaders such as Ketua Kaum and the Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) is vital for any positive development to take place in any settlement or village. To strengthen such cooperation, Tanjung Manis district yesterday held an event called Community Empowerment Programme at the Kampung Jerijeh Baru community hall for […]
26 houses undergo repair works
KUCHING: A total of 26 houses were repaired through the Sarawak Poor Home Improvement Programme (PPRMS) in the Pantai Damai constituency in the period from January to June this year. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the house repair project involved the replacement of […]
Donations pour in for Mukah fire victims
MUKAH: Victims of the recent fires in Kampung Lintang, Balingian and in Kampung Mateding Kecil here continued to receive donations from caring citizens and non-governmental organisations. Lions Club of Mukah and Petian Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) were the latest to donate essential food items and bottled drinks. Club president Henry Lee Liong Ing […]
RM284,500 in MRP grants for development projects
DALAT: A total of 14 bodies and organisations here received minor rural project (MRP) grants totalling RM284,500. The recipients are 12 village development and security committees (JKKK) and two non-governmental organisations — Malaysian Islamic Welfare Organisation (Perkim) Dalat and Dalat District Headmasters Council. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah […]
Home improvement project brings comfort to four
KUCHING: Four residents comprising two adults and two senior citizens are now living in a comfortable home after their house was repaired under the Sarawak Poor Housing Improvement Project (PPRMS). Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang has allocated a total of RM15,000 to repair the house located at Batu 9, Jalan Kuching-Serian. When met by […]
There is devt in Simanggang
SIMANGGANG: The rapid development in Simanggang contradicts the opposition’s claims that there is no development in the area. Its assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said all it does is cause hatred towards the government. “However, I believe that the people are mature and wise enough to evaluate the government’s ongoing efforts in developing Simanggang,” he […]
Hope Place takes community service beyond the hills
KUCHING: Twenty-three families under quarantine recently received assistance from Hope Place Kuching. Hope Place said that the families residing along Jalan Kuching-Serian were given one-off assistance consisting of essential foods, face masks, hand sanitisers and soaps. “We were made aware of these families by concerned members of the public that lived nearby. The village development […]
