Association wants comprehensive assistance for OKU
KUCHING: The Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) wants persons with disability (OKU) be given comprehensive assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its president Rapelson Richard Hamit said OKU Sarawak wants to present a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Department on their demands for comprehensive assistance, especially during the current pandemic. According to Rapelson, OKU Sarawak, through […]
Over 200 receive vaccine in Song
SONG: 240 people, consisting of senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and those with chronic illnesses, have received their Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine at the Rumah Rehat Kerajaan Song vaccination centre here. Song Health Clinic senior assistant medical officer Salin Guya said that 140 vaccine doses were administered today whereas 100 more doses would be administered tomorrow […]
Rights of the disabled during pandemic
BY ERDA KHURSYIAH BASIR This article is in conjunction with the annual Workers’ Day celebration on May 1. As the nation prepares to celebrate Workers’ Day on Saturday, albeit on a limited scale due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a stark truth has emerged about the employment of people with disabilities (PwD). Sadly, the pandemichas made […]
Serba Dinamik paying it forward
KUCHING: Serba Dinamik Bintulu Service Centre paid a second visit to Laura Sigau, the daughter of one of its staff members, at Kidurong Avenue in Bintulu on April 6. Eight-year-old Laura, who is a person with disabilities (OKU), is unable to attend school due to her physical condition and has undergone eight surgeries. Serba Dinamik […]
Vaccination roll out in Bintulu
BINTULU: The second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for the division has started today and will commence till April 26. The programme which is administring Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines is prioritising senior citizens aged 60 above, patients with chronic and high-risk diseases and persons with disabilities (PwD). Divisional Health officer Dr Melvin Chung said […]
Perais welcomes govt’s latest initiative
KUCHING: Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) welcomes the government’s initiative to increase the maximum salary eligibility limit for recipients of Disabled Workers Allowance (EPC) from RM1,200 to RM1,500. Perais president Rapelson Richard Hamit pointed out that the government should consider raising the maximum limit to RM2,000 instead, which is above the poverty level in Malaysia. […]
Vocational training centres for special needs people
KUCHING: Sarawak is in dire need to establish vocational training centres specialised for people with special needs, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “We have proposed to the Education Ministry for the setting up of a PWD (persons with disabilities) vocational school in Sarawak, and the ministry […]
Bed for a bedridden man
KUCHING: Those who have been forced to stay in bed due to sickness and other reasons can readily attest to both the mental and physical pain brought about by their confinement. These same people would also easily empathise with others who cannot get out of bed because of extreme physical disabilities or some debilitating illness. […]
Skills training for the disable
KUCHING: Disabled children will undergo skills training that will enable them to secure employment. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the state government would provide them with skills training according to their disabilities. “Before they get employed, they would need to have some skills for them to […]
Expedite aids to the disabled
KUCHING: Food baskets and other assistance from the government and Social Welfare Department (JKM) should be expedited to ensure there is sufficient food for the needy with disabilities, said Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) president Rapelson Richard Hamit. “Many people with disabilities (OKU) who are employed have had their income affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
