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 […]
NGO successfully communicates with assemblyman via webinar
KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii showed his support by attending a Zoom webinar organised by SMK Ming Lik and United Chinese Association (UCA) Sarikei Division on Saturday. He thanked both organisers for holding the webinar programme as a safe platform for sharing. He noted that education in the country had adapted to […]
Action plan on OKU empowerment
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry attended an engagement session with various persons with disabilities (OKUs) non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to get their input for an empowerment plan. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah says presently, various services and assistance are provided by the government and NGOs for OKUs, but there is […]
Joining forces for a good cause
MIRI: Three non-governmental organisations (NGOs) came together to donate food items to those badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The three NGOs — Federation of Chinese Medicine and Physicians Sarawak, Federation of Sarawak Traditional Physicians and Complementary Medicine, and Miri Traditional Chinese Physicians Association — handed over the food items to Assistant Minister for Tourism, […]
Fatimah lauds welfare aid by NGOs
KUCHING: The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has lauded the welfare aid doled out by various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help needy families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. She cited Hope Place Kuching as one of the NGOs which had often assisted the frontline staff of […]
Semop NGOs granted MRP funds
MERADONG: Four organisations in Meradong have received a total allocation of RM15,000 from Semop assemblyman Abdullah Saidol’s minor rural project (MRP) funds. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), the allocation was personally distributed by the Assistant Minister under the Chief Minister’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Ukas) during his working visit […]
Young people urged to get involved in NGOs, politics
KUCHING: Young people have been advised to bring about positive changes in Malaysia by getting involved in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and politics. Prof Dr James Chin of the Asia Institute of the University of Tasmania, Australia made the call during his lecture on ‘Past, Present and Future Political Landscape in Sarawak’ held online via Zoom […]
NGOs urged to join welfare task force
MIRI: Various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in this district may join the newly formed welfare task force to help reach out for the needy who are struggling during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Minister in charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin said that the task force aimed to coordinate NGOs’ […]
Minister hands over MRP cheques
BINTULU: Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom today handed over minor rural project (MRP) cheques for the Kemena state constituency at the Rural Water Supply Department Office here. Among the 22 recipients who received the MRP grants totalling RM28,000 were representatives of Village Security and Development Committees, Women’s Bureaux and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). […]
NGOs, not political bodies should distribute aid
KUCHING: The distribution of assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic in the state should not be manipulated or politicised by any political entities. Thus, Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) president Bobby William felt it should spearheaded by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) instead of any political parties. He pointed out placement of political entities’ logo on items […]
