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Diapers, special milk for disabled woman

KUCHING: A disabled woman recently received aid in the form of diapers and a special milk powder from Hope Place, a local non-governmental organisation. Bong Kian Loah, 24, lives with her parents who are farmers in Siburan and has a brother who is currently looking for a job. She was diagnosed with a type of […]

Sabati continues to help

KUCHING: The Association of Wives of Ministers and Assistant Ministers (Sabati) will continue to channel out assistance to those who are in need and affected by disasters. This was said by Sabati secretary Datin Dr Zaliha Abdullah. She said the contribution is part of the efforts in helping victims of disasters. “We hope that this […]

Emulate Sarawak’s footsteps

GENERATING INCOME FOR NEEDY BY TANIA LAM & NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING:Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff has urged other Malaysian states to follow in the footsteps of Sarawak by assisting the needy to generate their own income. She was referring to Koperasi Usahawan Mikro Kebajikan Bersatu Berhad, which […]

20 needy families benefit from help

KUCHING: Twenty needy families and individuals here were given contributions worth RM150 each by Ming Dynasty. The online direct sale businessman Alvin Chong Chun Min from Ming Dynasty, came together with his team came to Hope Place to hand over the contributions to needy families on Tuesday (Sep 14) as part of their corporate social […]

Household profiles needed for aid distribution

BY NATASHA JEE & NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING: Community leaders have been urged to do a profiling of each household in the respective areas in order to ease the channelling of assistance. Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said there is a need to do a profile of every village so no one […]

Homeless mom, kids given help

KUCHING: A homeless mother and her three young children approached Anjung Singgah for help recently. Subsequently Anjung Singgah contacted Hope Place Kuching requesting assistance for these four persons in need, said a statement issued on Friday (Sept 11).  “The 29 year-old mother ran away from her rented home, with all her children in tow, as […]

21 needy persons get PBB aid

MIRI: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Mulu service centre via its “Squad Kasih Sayang” is working with the community leaders to identify and help those in the B40 group within their constituency to sustain during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. The “Squad Kasih Sayang” Northern Zone coordinator Datin Esther Balan when speaking […]

Hope Place receives RM10k to help more

KUCHING: Food Aid Foundation (FAF) contributed RM10,000 to assist Hope Place Kuching in lending a helping hand to those who need it. According to Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, Hope Place has started distributing the contributions to needy families.  “The contribution from FAF is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative with MetLife Foundation, and FAF […]

Food aid for needy longhouse folk

KUCHING:  Hope Place Kuching has provided food aid for needy families in Lubok Antu longhouses. “The delivery of the basic food items took us three days,” said Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan in a statement issued on Sunday (Aug 16). “On Friday (Aug 14) we started our journey to Lubok Antu early in the morning. […]

30 receive food aid

MUKAH: Thirty more needy persons received food aid during the second edition of the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) community programme today. Fifteen of the recipients were from Kampung Petanak Hulu while the other 15 were from Kampung Petanak Hilir. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the assistance to the recipients at the Ziarah Ukas […]