Thumbs-up to set up arts centre
KUCHING: The recently announced RM160 million performing arts centre to train youths received a nod from Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) arts societies in Kuching. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state government had allocated more than RM160 million to develop the Sarawak Performing Arts Centre to repurpose the old State Legislative Assembly […]
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 […]
Pink & Teal EmpowHer cancer initiative gets praise, promise of fund
KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) Pink & Teal EmpowHer or Persatuan Kesedaran Kanser Wanita has been praised by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for their efforts in providing cervical screening for women in the rural areas in Sarawak. “I must congratulate you for your effort to create this awareness. There is quite […]
NGO launches own website
KUCHING: ‘The Sarawak Initiatives’ (TSI) officially launched its own website yesterday. The website currently has six videos showing the work being pursued by TSI and what it represents. Visitors to the website can register as ‘Friends of TSI’ to show their support. TSI is a Sarawak-based NGO led by Datuk John Tenewi to pursue five […]
NGO helps the needy and disabled
PADAWAN: WormingUp supports rural vegetable growers by purchasing their produce and then donating them to the needy. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) social enterprise also supports people with disabilities and the needy among local vegetable growers, said Tan Pei Chin, 27, one of the WormingUp members. “During the movement control order (MCO), all markets were […]
NGO answers call for help
KUCHING: Hope Place donated food aid and face masks to a needy elderly couple found to be taking care of their three abandoned grandchildren. A local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place received several distressed calls during movement control order (MCO) period, and one of those calls for help came from an elderly couple who needed […]
Sarawak should consider medical council idea, says Demak Laut rep
KUCHING: It is time for Sarawak to set up its own Sarawak Medical Council (SMC), says Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni. He agrees with Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian who recently proposed that a separate body to register and regulate medical practice in the state be set […]
TEDs on trawl nets compulsory
KUCHING: The Marine Research Foundation (MRF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Sabah, hopes that the use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) on trawl nets will be expanded throughout Malaysia to protect turtles from the threat of bycatch. Bycatch in the fishing industry refers to marine species being unintentionally caught while catching other target species […]
NGO cares for people with disabilities in Padawan
KUCHING: Disabled people living in rural and remote areas are often neglected, but not in the case of those living in 22 villages in Padawan district near here. Thanks to Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Programme (Hidup), a non-governmental organisation which established a community-based rehabilitation centre (PPDK) Hidup Mesra Teng Bukap in Padawan to cater […]
Kek lapis for senior citizens, asnaf
DARO: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) Pertubuhan Graduan Pulau Bruit (PGPB) presented kek lapis to 242 senior citizens and asnaf (poor) from four villages around here on Sunday. The four villages were Kpg Sebakau, Kpg Sedi, Kpg Semop and Kpg Betanak. PGPB secretary Raduan Serap said the programme was a continuation of the Infaq Ramadan Al-Mubarak […]
