Price standardisation well-received
KUCHING: The implementation of the price standardisation programme worth RM83 million in Sarawak has helped the rural people to enjoy essential items at prices similar to urban areas. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said without such initiative from the government, the rural people would have to buy products or […]
Joy for rural folk
TATAU: The road to Setusor will be upgraded via a rural transformation programme (RTP) costing RM350,000. The was announced by Kakus assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai during a ‘Leader with the People’ programme at Rh Asun Jemat Nanga Setusor, Anap on Friday. The Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister also announced a minor rural project […]
Ministry to help rural folk in citizenship matters
KUCHING: The Home Affairs Ministry will assist the rural communities in citizenship matters via the Menyemai Kasih Rakyat (Mekar) programme, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed Said. “We will go to the ground together with our mobile unit, our mobile bus, to help the people in the rural areas,” he said in […]
Education, skills can help Dayaks excel: Rep
KAPIT: Minister of Utilities Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom pointed out that two key factors that made rural Dayaks lag behind were lack of education and poverty. He stated this at a ‘Leaders and the People’ gathering held at Rumah Budit Along, Nana Mekey Ili, Merit, Batang Rajang here on Monday afternoon (17 August). “In […]
NGO ensures food on table for rural folks
BINTULU: It is not easy to deliver food aid to the needy folks who live in remote villages and longhouses here. But founder of Bintulu Extrameal Francis Ngu Hown Hua said he and his team would continue to ensure that these folks have food on their table during the movement control order (MCO) implemented to […]
MP, assemblyman donate food to rural folk
KAPIT: Hulu Rajang MP Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong and Belaga assemblyman Datuk Liwan Lagang donated food items to folk in their respective constituencies ― from Sungai Pila, Sungai Metah, Sungai Merit and a stretch of the Rajang River below Punan Bah and Merit areas. A boat was hired to transport the items for immediate distribution […]
