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Aidilfitri and Gawai goodies for ministry staff

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry (KWKPK) handed out Raya goodies to 302 KWKPK, Sarawak Social Welfare Department, Women and Family Department, and SeDidik staff on Thursday (May 6). The event, carried out in strict Covid-19 SOP compliance, was in conjunction with the coming Aidilfitri and Gawai celebrations. Minister Datuk […]

42,094 welfare aid recipients to receive extra RM100 for festivities

KUCHING: A total of 42,094 Sarawak Welfare Department’s (JKMS) monthly welfare assistance recipients across the state will receive an additional RM100 aid under the department’s Sejambak Kasih Raya Gawai 2021 programme. The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) said a total of 15,471 individuals will receive the cash in conjunction […]

Play role to mitigate social issues among youth

BY CRYSTAL WONG KUCHING: Members of the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) have been urged to play their respective roles in the strategic collaboration of two social case studies. Unimas vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said the case studies entitled ‘Drug Use […]

Inaugural International Preschool Education Convention Oct 1 – 3

KUCHING: The Inaugural International Preschool Education Convention will be held from Oct 1 to 3 later this year. In announcing this, Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Datuk Rosey Yunus said the convention will be implemented by the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry (KWKPK) in collaboration with the Sarawak Early […]

Committed to improve the community

THIS year marks the 20th year of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah’s involvement in politics. Fatimah who is of Chinese and Melanau parentage first came into the political arena as a Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) candidate for Dalat constituency in the 2001 Sarawak State Election […]

JKMS, JWKS get new directors

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) has appointed new directors for the state’s Social Welfare Department (JKMS) as well as the Women and Family Department (JWKS). KWKPK Minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah said the new JKMS director reported for duty on March 1, while the new JWKS director reported […]

RM5.6 mln worth of food aid distributed

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) has provided over RM5.6 million worth of food aid to people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic as of February this year. The food aid was provided to several areas under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO), said KWKPK Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah […]

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 […]

Help from other parties needed

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry (KWKPK) will not be able to help everyone because of manpower and logistics constraints. “Therefore, we need help and cooperation from other parties such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or individuals,” said its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah during an interview with Borneo Channel portal […]

KGC beneficiaries get incentives from ministry

KUCHING: Eight beneficiaries of Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) holders received Death Benefit Assistance (BIK) incentives amounting to RM3,000 from the Ministry of Welfare, Community Welfare, Women, Family and Child Development (KWKPK). The handover ceremony was officiated at by Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Assistant Minister of Community Welfare cum ADUN N32 Simanggang on Thursday at the […]