100 needy villagers receive food baskets, porridge
BINTULU: One hundred recipients consisting of less fortunate individuals from four villages here received food basket donations and porridge as part of the Ramadan Visit programme by Tong Seng Huat (Bintulu) Sdn. Bhd yesterday. The villages involved were Kampung Sinong, Kampung Dato, Kampung Sebiew and Kampung Masjid. The donations were presented by Jepak assemblyman, Iskandar […]
Hope Place shares festive joy with needy families
KUCHING: A total of 100 underserved Chinese families received Chinese New Year festive items when volunteers from Hope Place paid them a visit recently. In a press release, the non-governmental organisation said the festive items included fresh vegetables, eggs, cookies, boxes of mandarin oranges and dry food. “We received hampers from generous donors, to be […]
Food basket programme to aid 183 needy families during Christmas
SIBU: A total of 183 needy families here are set to benefit from the special caring programme of food basket distribution initiated by Sibu MP Oscar Ling Chai Yew’s Service Centre in conjunction with the upcoming Christmas season. Ling shared that his service centre is currently collaborating with all 19 Methodist churches in Sibu to […]
Community hero impresses Deputy Minister
SARIKEI: Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change, Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii, praised Serakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) Sarikei for their assistance to the needy in the constituencies. During the SIDS Sarikei fundraising event today (Nov 25), Huang highlighted the group’s involvement in various community support activities. “SIDS Sarikei is actively assisting […]
Rep donates qurban meat to three villages
KUCHING: Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman yesterday donated qurban (sacrificial) meat to household heads from three villages, namely, Kampung Bintawa Ulu, Kampung Bintawa Tengah and Kampung Bintawa Hilir in conjunction with Aidiladha. The event was held in collaboration with the Pantai Damai Service Centre. “Thank you for working together to make today’s slaughtering […]
Don’t politicise distribution of sacrificial meat for needy
ASAJAYA: The distribution of sacrificial meat should not be politicised because it is intended to help those in need, including single mothers. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that the distribution of sacrificial meat to the less fortunate is an Islamic practice, and not based on […]
Talib assures support for orphans’ welfare in future
BINTULU: About 490 orphans and 1,866 ‘asnaf’, widows and those in need received Raya aid from the Lembaga Amanah Kebajikan Islam Bintulu (LAKIB). Jepak assemblyman and LAKIB chairman Datuk Talib Zulpilip said the amount of the aid has been increased from the previous years to ease the burden of the needy to celebrate the upcoming […]
PBB Kampung Paya Mebi extends aid to needy
KUCHING: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kampung Paya Mebi branch’s Social and Welfare Bureau continues its charitable activities by extending assistance to the needy. The programme was held in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan at Kampung Paya Mebi here. A total of 30 people consisting of the less fortunate including the elderly […]
Early Raya joy for 50 needy individuals
LUNDU: Hari Raya joy came early for about 50 needy individuals as they received cash assistance and daily food items from the Tanjong Datu Constituency Service Centre. The recipients from Lundu Zone each received RM100 as well as rice during the presentation ceremony of donations to the needy at the Pehin Sri Haji Adenan Satem […]
Baitulmal launches Ramadan aid programme
KUCHING: The Sarawak Baitulmal Fund (TBS) has launched the Ramadan Kasih Programme at the Ummah Distribution Centre (UDC) in Medan Hamidah to intensify efforts to help the needy in Sarawak. According to its general manager, Datuk Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie, the programme is a small effort to assist those in needs as they […]
