Sharing Ramadan spirit by giving away bubur lambuk
MUKAH: Saberkas Balinguan Branch this afternoon distributed 500 packets of bubur lambuk to the local people. Its chairman, Abdul Yakub Arbi, who is also Balingian assemblyman, led the distributors who were also accompanied by Mukah District Officer Safrie Saili, Secretary of Dalat and Mukah District Council Yong Ing Chung, chairman of Wisma Persekutuan Mukah Felynora […]
JKMS distributes ‘bubur lambuk’ to staff
KUCHING: Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS) staff held a ‘bubur lambuk’ (spiced congee) programme here on Friday (April 30) in conjunction with the fasting month of Ramadan. Ten firefighters from the Petra Jaya fire station were also present to carry out disinfection work at the JKMS building. Cooking started as early as 8am with female […]
Special food aid for asnaf initiated
KUCHING: A special food assistance programme was introduced by the Darul Hana Mosque Management Committee in conjunction with the month of Ramadan. Known as Bakul Darul Hana, the programme focuses on providing basic food needs to help ease the burden of the asnaf (those eligible to receive donations) from the surrounding villages. Assistant Minister in […]
Gifts of ‘bubur lambuk’ from Pemadam
KUCHING: The Malaysian Drug Prevention Association (Pemadam) Sarawak distributed ‘bubur lambuk’ (savoury porridge) to 1,000 people here and Asajaya in conjunction with the month of Ramadan. The simple handover ceremony was graced by Pemadam Sarawak chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah at the 17th floor of Baitul Makmur II Building in Petra Jaya on Wednesday. […]
Grandmother, grandkids get help from NGO
KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) Hope Place has provided food aid to a grandmother and her three grandchildren at Astana Lot, Petrajaya here recently. Timah @ Madiah Kadir, 61, is taking care of her three grandchildren as their parents passed away not long ago. Timah has not been earning an income for several years ever […]
Taste of Melanau food in Miri
If you yearn for Melanau food while in Miri City, you can contact Selihah Tarbi, 42, owner of Selihah Cafe & Catering. The Melanau food she usually sells includes linut or ambuyat, tumpik (coconut and sago lemantak), umai, tebaloi and selisih. Special food items during this Ramadan are ketupat, tumpik, kelupi and grilled glutinous rice. […]
Folk feel sentimental about 84-year-old beduk
BINTANGOR: The beduk (drum) in Masjid Darul Ibadah, Kampung Tanjung Bundung here, is no longer in use. The beduk, made of meranti wood, is believed to be designed in 1937. In its early years, it was used by the village’s surau and later moved to Masjid Darul Ibadah before it was damaged and has not […]
Food donation cheers up agencies, frontliners
MUKAH: Mukah Parliament Service Centre contributed 500 packets of bubur lambuk (mixed rice porridge) to various agencies in this district. This was in conjunction with the fasting month of Ramadan today. Some mosques as well as frontliners at the road block here also received the specially prepared rice porridge. Representatives from the service centre distributed […]
Conquering evil through faith and love
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. — Thomas Aquinas, Italian philosopher What does it profit a man to gain the whole world yet forfeit his soul? This statement is particularly true following the end of the Easter celebrations and the start of the Muslim Ramadan […]
Elderly folk share challenges of fasting
KUCHING: The home for the Sri Satok Community Based Rehabilitation Centre (PDK), namely the Datuk Amar Hajah Juma’ani Welfare Centre, is open for the elderly folk to conduct their daily activities and have fun during the fasting month of Ramadan. A 70-year-old retired police officer, seen planting vegetable seeds at the centre, shared the challenges […]
