450 needy students receive aid vouchers
BINTULU: A total of 450 students from poor families in Tatau District have been selected to receive vouchers for the purchase of school uniforms and shoes from Sarawak Foundation worth RM90,000. These students were from 14 secondary and primary schools in this district. On hand to present these vouchers on Friday was Tatau District Officer […]
Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak spent RM30.18mil to help needy students
MIRI: Last year, Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) spent some RM30.18mil, helping students from low income groups. TBS general manager Datu Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie said assistance was given to students to help them during their first month in the institutions of higher learning upon receiving their offer letter. A total of 16,920 students […]
Meet Puncak Borneo’s Godfather
KOTA PADAWAN: The hardships of life as a child and while in school after the death of his father when he was a baby became a strong impetus for Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin to make seven needy students at the Sekolah Menengah Kerajaan (SMK) Padawan his adopted children. The […]
Senator helps needy students
SIBU: Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew remains committed in helping students from underprivileged families who are facing difficulties due to the pandemic. He explained that this group should be helped as their parents had their income affected by the pandemic. He said that some of them live in rented accommodation and with their income affected, […]
Govt, NGOs urged to continue helping needy students
BY PETRONELLA LANGITA FELIX KUCHING: The Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) is urging the government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to continue assisting needy students, especially those in the rural areas. Ever since teaching and learning at home (PdPR) was implemented in March last year, students have been relying on the stability of internet connection to keep […]
Lo appreciates telcos’ free internet access for needy students
KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang welcomes the decision of telecommunication companies to provide free internet dongles and free internet access via SIM cards for disadvantaged students. “I would be happy to hear from the donors if they think they can be of help to the students in our community,” he said, noting that the Covid-19 pandemic had posed many challenges, not least the closure of schools causing students to adapt to online learning. He said based on feedback from people who had been in contact with them, he was fully aware that there were disadvantaged students who do not had access to computers or internet access at home. “We are exploring avenues of donations of computers or tablets for disadvantaged students in our community,” he said when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune. He also said he had designated a specific helpdesk in his constituency to deal with problems his constituents might have with regard to this matter. “The people have been going to them, via phone or in person. Most of the time, they are questions about internet access and some about technological devices,” he said. He said his staff members tried to help by providing links to online educational tools. “Fortunately, most of my staff are familiar with various videoconferencing and online collaboration tools and are able to point anyone who is a bit lost in the right direction. “We may not be able to help everyone, but we do what we can,” said Lo, who is also Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman. He said it was a blessing that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg had been advocating and pushing for Sarawak to go digital years prior to this pandemic. “That is why you have probably seen me praising the rapid rise of the use of broadband provided by Unifi around Padawan. I hope this positive attitude and push towards digitalisation will continue,” he said.
Needy pupils get school supplies from Petronas
KUCHING:A sum of 21,000 primary school pupils from low-income households will receive personal hygiene kits and school supplies for their 2021 academic year. The distribution of assistance to schools across Johor, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu started from Monday till Mar 24. The aid […]
Assemblyman hands out school bags to needy students
KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii and his Repok Service Centre were once again on a welfare mission today. On behalf of the assemblyman, the service centre handed out school bags to schools within his constituency for distribution to needy students. As Huang was unable to be personally present due to other pressing […]
Sarawak Initiatives, Lions club adopt 3 needy students
KUCHING: The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) and the Lions Club Kuching North (LCKN) have jointly adopted three secondary school students as part of their efforts in helping the underprivileged get proper education. The three beneficiaries are Albert Affleck Thomas and Brenda Kueh of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Kuching Town No 1, and Aloysius Lim Francis of […]
