Sarawak Federation Women’s Institute receives RM35k for Simunjan bakery project

SIMUNJAN: The Sarawak Federation Women’s Institute (PPWS) in Simunjan District has been allocated a fund of RM35,000 to initiate a bakery project in the area. Batang Sadong MP Rodiyah Sapiee said the funds provided serve as the starting point for PPWS Simunjan to launch the project, aiming to boost the income of the local community. […]

High tea marks society’s coming of age

KUCHING: A high tea was today organised to mark the 60th Diamond Jubilee anniversary of the Federation of Sarawak Women Society or Persekutuan Perkumpulan Wanita Sarawak (PPWS). It was held at one of the leading city hotels and graced by the wife of Sarawak Premier, Puan Sri Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Haji Bujang. PWWS […]

Institute’s high-tea invitation for Raghad

KUCHING: Head of state’s wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib has been invited as a guest of honour to a tea banquet in conjunction with the 60th Sarawak Federation of Women Institutes (PPWS) diamond jubilee. She was informed about the matter by Datuk Norhayati Mohd Ismail who led the PPWS delegation to visit […]

Worldwide network of cooperation among women

KUCHING: The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) conference here will soon form a network of cooperation among women from within and outside the country. ACWW, founded in 1933, is the largest international organisation for women with its headquarters in London and has about 469 association members and affiliates, representing over nine million women […]

Dinner marks PPWS’ 60th anniversary

BINTULU: Bintulu-Tatau Sarawak Federation of Women Institutes (PPWS) held an Aidilfitri dinner and gathering for its members at a hotel in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of PPWS on Friday night (May 27). The event featured performances and singing competitions, dances and lucky draws. Bintulu-Tatau PPWS chairman, Rosiah Dahlan, said in her speech that besides […]

Abang Johari receives two courtesy calls

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received two courtesy calls at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia today (Aug 20). The first courtesy call was from a delegation from the Association of Bumiputera Consulting Engineers led by Ir Talha Affendi. The courtesy call was aimed to brief the chief minister on its […]

Help keep extremism out

MUKAH: Don’t let political differences stand in the way of accepting what the government — especially the state government — has to offer, said Tellian assemblyman Yusibnosh Balo. According to Yusibnosh, the reality is that the community now has to accept certain changes in order to develop the village, state and country — particularly in […]