Society for the Blind holds fund-raising

SIBU: An open house was held at the blind centre on Sunday to raise funds for the Sibu branch of the Sarawak Society For The Blind (SSB). Retired Appeal Court Judge Datuk Stephen Chung who officiated at the event thanked various local organisations, sponsors and donors who contributed to the success of the open house. […]

Long Lama Fire Voluntary Squad raise RM30,000

LONG LAMA: The Fire Voluntary Squad of Long Lama has obtained equipment to improve their firefighting capabilities. They managed to collect more than RM30,000 from generous donors to obtain a portable fire pump. To commemorate the special occasion, a gotong royong perdana was held at Long Lama on Feb 7, with Telang Usan assemblymen Dennis […]

Argentinian makes batik face masks to raise funds

KUALA LUMPUR: As the medical face mask is highly in demand amid the spread of Covid-19, batik fabric designer Maureen Clarke has come up with the novel idea of using her self-designed material to make the sought-after item. The 42-year-old Argentinian has embarked on a charity project where proceeds from the sale of her handmade […]

MOH opens special Covid-19 account to raise fund to purchase medical equipment

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has opened a special bank account to enable members of the public to make donations to the ministry in its efforts to tackle Covid-19. According to the posting on the ministry’s Facebook page today, the donations would be used to purchase medical equipment, medicines, reagent (chemical reactant), disposable materials and other […]