Good Samaritan donates 160 rice bags

KUCHING: A good Samaritan, Kueh Joo Hong, recently donated160 rice bags to Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Batu Kitang. The donation was received by Batu Kitang candidate, Liu Thian Leong, for distribution to the needy in the area. “To date, PSB has provided food assistance such as rice bags and food baskets to some 4,000 families […]

Helping families in need

MIRI: A contribution of RM2,030 was given to the family of the late Sta Bilong at Rumah Mokeng, Simpan Bekenu, on Sunday (Sept 26). The contribution was handed out by a representative of Teresang Dayak Bekenu, Jaddy Ambau, to a family member Dennis Mandi for the funeral ceremony. Also present to witness the handover of […]

Rep presents wheelchair to needy elderly

KUCHING: Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi recently visited a needy senior citizen at Bintawa Hilir here on Monday (Sept 20). The Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) said the Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) contributed a wheelchair to Rapiah Japar who has been suffering from stroke for the past three […]

Food aid for 10 needy families

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has stepped in to assist 10 families with a one-off food aid in Sebuyau and Betong this week following a report from members of the public. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) said the families are daily-paid workers who have lost their jobs due to the movement control order (MCO) imposed to curb […]

120 needy families receive donation

KUCHING: A total of 120 poor families received donation through the Majlis Jalinan Kasih today (Aug 26). The wife of the Head of State Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib presented donations, in the form of basic necessities such as rice, sugar, flour and others along with cash, to the families at Surau Darul […]

Needy families receive aid from TYT’s wife

KUCHING: The wife ofYang di-Pertua Negeri Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib yesterday presented welfare aid to 15 recipients under a Jalinan Kasih programme. The recipients took home basic food necessities and cash aid. “The contribution is intended to alleviate the burden of those less fortunate and affected by the Covid-19 pandemic,” Ragad said. […]

Foundation donates food packs to needy

SIBU: The Azman Hashim Foundation, Amcorp Group has donated food packs to some 2,000 households staying at Sibu Jaya HDC Garden Terraces and four-storey flats here. The donations—part of the group’s corporate  social responsibility—included 10kg rice packs, instant noodles and eggs. Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai was delighted with the group’s […]

Police do their part: ‘Ops Bantu’ kicks off in Miri

MIRI: The Miri District police headquarters (IPD) together with the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) and Aman Wanita (Amanita) on Wednesday (July 7) via Ops Bantu delivered 10 food packs to the needy. Ops Bantu was launched by the Home Ministry on Tuesday (July 6) to help those facing food shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through […]

Community pantry initiative a blessing for needy

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Kongsi Rezeki Community Pantry programme organised by the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) has been lauded by Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang. According to Rubiah, the programme was an exemplary initiative to help the less fortunate affected by the Covid-19 movement control order (MCO). She said although various assistance had been given […]

Association distributes 4,300 lunch sets to the needy

KUCHING: The ‘Sharing is Caring’ free packed lunch campaign has successfully distributed 4,300 lunch sets to needy families in the city. The campaign was organised by the Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching Branch in collaboration with Premier Food Republic and Mom’s Laksa from June 18 to 28. Sheda Kuching Branch chairman […]