OAPTAR championing skills-building and self-resilience

BY FASIHA KHUSHIRI, BY NURFARAHIN OKI & NUR ATIQAH QURATULAINI KUCHING: The Organisation for Addiction Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation (OAPTAR) is recognised as a trusted training provider by the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program. Cindy Biding, the president of OAPTAR, highlighted the organisation’s efforts over the past four years led to various initiatives in empowering, […]

Covid-19’s impact on mental health

KUCHING: In order to reach out to, and engage with, communities around the region, a Sarawak-based NGO, Organisation for Addiction Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation, also known as Oaptar, organised a webinar. The webinar on “Covid-19 and Beyond: Impact on Mental Health” was broadcast live last Saturday (June 20) at 2pm on the gotowebinar platform. Four […]

Drug abuse main cause

KUCHING: Seventy-three percent of domestic violence cases reported during the movement control order (MCO) period in the state had resulted from drugs abuse. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said there were 104 cases in Jan this year, 80 cases in Feb, 60 cases in March and […]