Special needs centre strives for excellence
DAMAI: Samarahan Rehabilitation Centre (PPS) will be rebranded as a Special Needs Excellence Centre. Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said apart from keeping up with times, the renaming was also done with a new spirit to transform the rehabilitation centre. “We want to apply excellence not only in terms […]
Former Simpang Renggam detainee arrested for drugs
MUKAH: A former detainee at Pusat Pemulihan Akhlak (PPA) in Simpang Renggam, Johor, was arrested here on Monday (Nov 15) for possessing 0.54g of methamphethamine (syabu) valued at about RM50. The 29-year-old suspect, who is a labourer, is the fourth person arrested here for drug-related offences in the space of 10 days. The third suspect […]
PDK, tahfiz centre latest facilities in Sadong Jaya
SADONG JAYA: The Sadong Jaya Community-Based Rehabilitation Centre (PDK) and Sadong Jaya Darul Iman Tahfiz Centre here are the two latest additions to existing facilities in the area. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister and Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the new facilities would benefit the community regardless of age, gender and […]
Women-only rehab centre needed in Sarawak
KUCHING: The federal or state government needs to look into establishing a drug rehabilitation centre in Sarawak to cater specifically for women, said Drug Prevention Association of Malaysia (Pemadam) Sarawak chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said at present, if women here were ordered by the court to be placed in a drug rehabilitation […]
Rep visits disabled persons in Mukah
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo on Sunday (Dec 13) visited disabled individuals at their respective houses here in conjunction with the World Disabled Individual’s Day on Dec 3. First, he went to Mukah Cahaya Kaseh Community-Based Rehabilitation Centre here where he met the centre’s committee members and others. Then, he went to Kampung Tellian Laut to visit five […]
Rehab centre’s resident sodomy suspect
KUCHING: A resident of a rehabilitation centre has been remanded for seven days in connection with sodomy allegations against him. Padawan district police Chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the man was arrested following a report lodged against him by a 26-year-old man, who is also a resident at the rehabilitation centre. Aidil added that the […]
