Senior citizens, poor and disabled receive food aid

BINTANGOR: A group of 50 senior citizens, poor and persons with disabilities (OKU) received contributions in the form of food essentials under the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) ziarah programme, which is currently touring Meradong constituency to help the needy there. Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing officiated at the distribution of the contributions at […]

India’s coronavirus lockdown causes hardships to the poorest

NEW DELHI: Rajib, a worker from India’s eastern state of Bihar, suddenly finds himself penniless and helpless in Delhi. On the morning of March 25, the first day of the three-week-long lockdown in the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, he called up his friends to borrow some money. None of his friends had any […]