Aid for seven less fortunate individuals
MUKAH: Seven less fortunate individuals received a contribution from Sarawak Badan Amal Tenaga Isteri-isteri (Sabati) and Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi here on Friday. Abdul Yakub handed over his contribution as well as on behalf of Sabati to the recipients at their respective residents here. Three disabled individuals, Muhammad Adzlan Nuffel Haslim from Kampung Sau, […]
Less fortunate in Mukah not forgotten
MUKAH: Twenty-six less fortunate individuals received ang pow (red packets) from the Mukah Chinese Community Benevolent Society in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration here today. Chairman Yeo Tiong Ing presented the monetary contributions to the recipients in a simple ceremony at a restaurant here. He said the number of recipients had […]
Needy affected by floods receive blankets, towels
KUCHING: Sarawak Initiative (TSI) Welfare Project Team together with the Karma Kagyu Dharma Society and The Society for Kuching Urban Poor (SKUP) provided blankets and towels to less fortunate folk affected by the current rainy season. The areas hard hit included Kampung Kudei, Kampung Sungai Apong, Poh Kwong Park and Song Kheng Hai. “The blankets […]
Students, KPJ Miri contribute to the less fortunate
MIRI: Three inspiring 17-year-old students started their own non-profitable charity donation to help the less fortunate people in Lapok area here. The students are known as Emma, Sonia and Janoniva from St Columba’s National Secondary School. Hearing this, KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital offered a helping hand in the programme which seeks to share the joy […]
Double effort to help less fortunate, big companies urged
BINTULU: Big businesses here have been urged to extend their assistance to society’s less fortunate. Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) group chief executive officer Datuk Medan Abdullah said well-to-do corporations and companies should double their efforts to show that “we do care for others, especially during hard times like now.” “We need more organisations and […]
Aiding families via team work
MIRI: Over 70 Curtin undergraduates recently partnered with the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) Miri branch to help needy families. This group of final year degree students from the varsity here are those taking the General Studies or Mata Pelajaran Umum (MPU) Team Leadership and Community Service unit. Their partnership with DBNA is for the […]
Scouts bring cheer to the less fortunate
KUCHING: Krew Kelana Laut F Petrajaya presented assistance worth RM2,200 to 11 poor households in a ‘Simpulan Kasih Pengakap’ programme held at Kampung Semariang here on Wednesday. According to the programme leader Huda Fakhira Bolhi, each household received assistance of about RM200 in terms of food aid and cash. She added that during the one-day […]
Iron-Man to the rescue
Amid the frustrations and emotional stress from the Covid-19 pandemic, Sabahan Yohan Charles Jayasuriya tries to lighten up the mood by delivering food aids while disguising himself as Iron-Man. A real-life hero Yohan goes around Penampang, Sabah as the superhero Iron-Man as he distributes food aid to the less fortunate and underprivileged. It all started […]
TYT’s wife brings cheer to 193 children
KUCHING: A total of 193 orphans and children from less fortunate families of Orphans Welfare Organisation of Malaysia (Peryatim) Sarawak received ‘duit raya’ and cakes from the Head of State’s wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib. The recipients comprised 59 children from Peryatim Miri, 62 from Peryatim Sibu and 72 from Peryatim Bintulu. […]
Early Raya cheer for 57 orphans, needy children
KUCHING: Fifty-seven orphans and children from less fortunate families received donations in the form of ‘duit raya’ and basic daily necessities at Rumah Kanak-Kanak Komplex Kebajikan Laila Taib (Peryatim) yesterday. The handover ceremony was graced by general manager of Sarawak Economic Development Corporations (SEDC), Abdul Hadi Datuk Abdul Kadir, who represented SEDC chairman, Tan Sri […]
