Carry out survey on autism incidence, Lee tells PDK
MIRI: Morsjaya Community Rehabilitation Centre (PDK) has been told to conduct a comprehensive survey on children diagnosed with autism here. “This would be the most important step in the collection of any information to establish a centre catering to children with autism in the southern part of the city,” said Minister of Transport Datuk Sri […]
Society distributes 200 Hari Gawai envelopes
LIMBANG: The Malaysian Red Crescent Society Limbang recently distributed a total of 200 Hari Gawai envelopes in conjunction with its Gawai 2022 Envelope Distribution Programme. According to the statement by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS), the programme was the first ever held in Limbang. The envelopes were later presented by the Agriculture Modernisation and […]
Elderly folk share challenges of fasting
KUCHING: The home for the Sri Satok Community Based Rehabilitation Centre (PDK), namely the Datuk Amar Hajah Juma’ani Welfare Centre, is open for the elderly folk to conduct their daily activities and have fun during the fasting month of Ramadan. A 70-year-old retired police officer, seen planting vegetable seeds at the centre, shared the challenges […]
Welfare aid for OKU girl still on
KUCHING: The welfare assistance for a five-year old girl Nuri Shafaraziah Abdullah here has not been stopped, said Minister of Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said however the assistance was being changed from the children assistance of RM100 to RM150 for people with disabilities (OKU) under the […]
Sabati donates to rehab centres, NGOs
KUCHING: A total of 55 community-based rehabilitation centres (PDKs) and 20 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) received aid from the Association of Wives of Ministers and Assistant Ministers Sarawak (Sabati) today. Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang (wife of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg) presented the aid during a ceremony held at PDK Sri […]
Increased allowances for PDK officers
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has agreed to increase the allowances for officers and supervisors of Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres (PDKs) with immediate effect. “For the PDKs, the teachers must have special skills. At the moment, there are not many teachers for PDKs,” he said when officiating at Sarawak Welfare Micro-Entrepreneurs Day […]
Sabati donates to PDKs
KUCHING: The Association of Wives of Ministers and Assistant Ministers, Sarawak (Sabati) donated Covid-19 virus prevention kit to 55 Community-based Rehabilitation Centre (PDK) and nine non-governmentalorganisations today. The donation comprised 30,000 facemasks, 7,000 hand gloves, 800 sanitisers and 70 infrared thermometers. Sabati president Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang also presented cash donations to 18 […]
Green zone PDKs allowed to operate from Aug 25
KUCHING: Special needs children will be able to go back to their Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres (PDK) effective Aug 25. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) committee member Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the reopening, however, was strictly for those centres located in green zones. “Only rehabilitation centres in the green zone are allowed to resume operations […]
NGOs get monetary aid worth over RM1mil
KUCHING: Sarawak government, through the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development, has presented grants worth RM1,291,000 to 125 non-governmental organisations (NGO). Due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO), only five selected NGOs were invited as a symbolic gesture to Wisma Kebajikan, Petra Jaya here yesterday. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah […]
