Help the needy, leaders urged
SEMATAN: Community leaders and village chiefs (KMKK) have been reminded of their important role in disseminating information on the government’s assistance to the needy. Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said they could assist in registering qualified children under their care for government aid. “This is because they are the ones who […]
Many have not applied for Kenyalang card
KUCHING: Sarawakians aged 60 and above who have yet to apply for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) need to do so as soon as possible. “As of now, there are still more that 50 percent out of the 334,500 senior Sarawakians who have not applied for the KGC,” said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public […]
16,995 Miri elders sign up for KGC
BEKENU: A total of 16,995 senior citizens in Miri have signed up for the State’s Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) as of June 26, said Assistant Minister for Women, Family and Childhood Development Rosey Yunus yesterday. There are some 45,900 senior citizens in this division. “In Bekenu, 1,208 senior citizens have signed up for the KGC,” […]
Fill KGC forms properly: Fatimah
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah have urged Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) applicants to ensure that their application forms are completely filled to facilitate processing. “Applicants should also check their eligibility before applying for KGC. They have to be aged 60 and above to qualify,” she said […]
KGCs to be distributed soon
KUCHING: The printing of Kenyalang Gold Cards (KGCs) has commenced and they will be distributed to applicants soon after being officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said 17,024 cards had been processed. “However, 4,045 of […]
Kenyalang Gold Card kiosk opens at hotel
KAPIT: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) service centres for Bukit Goram and Kapit Parliamentary Constituency recently organised a kiosk for the application of the Kenyalang Gold Card. Many elderly folk turned up at the kiosk which was set up at the lobby of Meligai Hotel here. Among those manning the kiosk were Bukit Goram […]
87,953 apply for KGC
KUCHING: A total of 87,953 senior citizens across the state have applied for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) as of Feb 13. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Kuching division recorded the highest number of applications with 23,366, followed by Sibu (12,028) and Miri (8,887). Serian recorded […]
Great response to Kenyalang Gold Card
KUCHING: As of Monday (February 10), 74,613 applications for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) had been received statewide. “Kuching is top of the list in terms of number of applications received at 19,515,” revealed Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “This is about 19% of the estimated […]
Over 42,000 senior citizens have applied for KGC
MUKAH: Some 42,973 Sarawakian senior citizens aged 60 and above have applied for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) since Jan 31 this year. According to statistics from the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development recently, the figure represented 12.8 per cent of the projected 334,500 senior citizens based on Sarawak Population […]
House-to-house gold card registration continues
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo continued to conduct house-to-house registration of selected senior citizens here for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) initiative yesterday. The registration of KGC and Sentuhan Kasih N57 Tellian programme was organised by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) N57 Tellian branch. Accompanied by some N57 PBB members, Yussibnosh visited 17 selected senior […]
