RM500k under 12MP to assist single mums, low-income women
FOR this year, the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development has allocated RM500,000 under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to implement micro-assistance to women household heads and single mothers in the form of cash as business capital. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said to enhance the economic status of single mothers and […]
Company lends help to needy groups
KUCHING: Kaliman Timber Corporation Sdn Bhd (Kaliman Timber) recently contributed food assistance to needy families in Kampung Blimbin Krokong, Bau and Taman Sri Maya, Kuching. The food assistance consisted of 200 bags of rice and it is to support the needy families. Kaliman Timber in a statement said the assistance was to help and ease […]
Creating a more inclusive and equitable society
KUCHING: Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong hopes that Sarawak’s first state-owned international secondary school, Yayasan Sarawak International Secondary School, will be fully operational by 2022. The 29-acre site of the school is strategically located in 12th Mile to service students from three divisions: Kuching, Kota Samarahan, and Serian. It […]
Foundation to help poor families
KUCHING: Yayasan Petronas will assist some 3,400 B40 or low income families in targeted districts across Sarawak, Sabah, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor and Terengganu through its Sentuhan Harapan – Memampankan Ekonomi Asas Rakyat (Mekar) programme. The programme, which is being rolled out in phases over 24 months, aims to address poverty at the grassroots […]
RM1 flat rate bus fare mooted
MIRI: The Ministry of Transport, Sarawak has proposed the implementation of RM1 flat rate bus fare to address the challenges faced by the bus companies and commuters especially from the low income group. Its minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the proposal has received strong support and approval from the state government under the leadership […]
Aye, nay or a myth? — Crisis & baby boom
KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia enters the third phase of the movement control order (MCO) that will last until April 28, aimed at curbing the Covid-19 infection rate, talks on the possibility that it could lead to a baby boom is rife. Malaysia has been in a partial lock-down since March 18, and the expectation that it would lead to a population increase is based […]
First batch of people requiring food aid submitted for action
KUCHING: In an effort to assist the low-income groups here to overcome difficulties posed by the Covid-19 outbreak, the state government has called for immediate action to be taken by the Welfare Department. Yesterday, Tan Kai, a political secretary to the Chief Minister, revealed that the first batch of residents in southern Kuching namely Padungan, […]
