NGO lends help to 81-year-old man
KUCHING: Hope Place is helping an 81-year-old man with basic food aid on a regular basis. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) recently visited Raugig Nia who lives alone in his house at Kampung Staang, Padawan. He who has never married and does not have anyone to turn to has been receiving help from Hope Place’s volunteer, […]
More PPRT applications next year
BAU: Datuk Willie Mongin expects applications for Program Perumahan Rakyat Termiskin (PPRT) (Housing Programme for the Poor and Hardcore Poor) in Puncak Borneo constituency to increase next year. The Puncak Borneo MP noted that there were more than 30 PPRT and house restoration projects one year ago. “I do not have any specific details on […]
Assistance rate for PRKM increased
KUALA LUMPUR: The assistance rate for the construction of the Malaysian Family Housing Programme (PRKM), previously known as Housing for the Hardcore Poor (PPRT), has been increased from RM56,000 to RM66,000 per unit for Peninsular Malaysia and from RM68,000 to RM79,000 for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan. Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, when announcing […]
Sarawak PPRT programme targets 700 new houses, repair 3,125
KUCHING: A total of 405 new construction projects and 3,077 house repairs under the Program Perumahan Rakyat Termiskin (PPRT) in the Rolling Plan of the 12th Malaysia Plan 2021 have been implemented throughout Sarawak. According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Tuesday (March 8), Minister of Rural Development Datuk Seri Madhzir Khalid stated that […]
88 home owners in Puncak Borneo get RMR houses
BY PETRONELLA LANGITA FELIX KUCHING: A total of 86 Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) houses have been completed and handed over to the applicants, while two are still under construction in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency. Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin said the RMR programme is open to all Malaysians aged 18 and above with […]
Fire victim hopes house could be rebuilt soon
MUKAH: Fire victim Busang Belalan and his family may have to squat at their neighbour’s house for a longer period unless their PPRT house is rebuilt soon. New Sarawak Tribune visited Busang, 73, and his wife Mis Rintas, 56, at Kampung Tellian Daya (Tellian Ulu) here on Wednesday (July 14) to check on their status. […]
Priority to empowerment of rural development
KUCHING: Development plans in Sarawak will continue to be closely monitored to improve infrastructure in rural areas. “The empowerment of rural development agenda will always be given priority in line with the Rural Development Policy,” said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today. He said this in his speech during the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 […]
Concern for low-income earners reflected in fund allocations
KUCHING: The concern of the Ministry of Rural Development for housing for the B40 group and the underprivileged as well as entrepreneurs in rural areas such as Lawas is evident through the significant funds allocated for implementing related projects. Deputy Minister of Rural Development II Datuk Henry Sum Agong said last year, the federal government […]
35 new houses under project since 2015
KUCHING: Thirty-five new houses have been built in Santubong Constituency under the ‘Rumah Ihsan Wan Junaidi’ (PPIWJ) project since 2015. According to Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, the allocation to build houses for the needy was given by a corporate body as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). “Santubong Parliamentary Service […]
