Drug woes raise concerns
KUCHING: Drug-related problems at Taman Won in Matang here are taken seriously by the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development. Its minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, who visited Taman Won on Saturday, said the ministry, through the Social Welfare Department (JKM), was looking to deal with the issues from multiple angles. […]
21 schools identified to assist OKU students
BINTULU: The Bintulu Welfare Department (JKM) has identified 21 schools with students with special needs for the distribution of food aid. Bintulu welfare officer Taddy Ajin said the food aid — which consists rice, oil, sugar, biscuits, canned food, Milo, and more — is an initiative by the department to assist those with special needs […]
Every household to receive food aid
KUCHING: Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni yesterday assured that no household would miss out on the state food aid. In the first phase, the recipients are heads of households listed under the eKasih system, which is Malaysia’s national poverty database system developed by the government in 2008 to centralise data on impoverished households […]
RM174,600 for longhouse victims
SIBU: Residents of the 22-door Rh Dingon Megong, a longhouse at Sekuau Resettlement Scheme which was destroyed in a fire on Feb 10, yesterday received assistance from the Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKM). The total donation of RM174,600 was handed over by Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. […]
Compliance to ensure safety of residents
KUCHING: There must be compliance to ensure the safety of a proper day-care centre, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “Every day-care centre or nursing home have to comply in terms of the size of area, floor space and the ratio of residents to caregivers. “It is […]
