MTUC gives the thumbs-up
KUCHING: Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo has commended the Sarawak government for providing a monthly RM250 cash assistance for six months to those in the B40 (low-income) category as part of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package. This special aid package worth RM1.15 billion and comprising 16 measures was announced by […]
Aid to keep economy moving
KUCHING: The Sarawak government’s Sarawakku Sayang special aid package is to prevent business failure during this bad economic time and also helping Sarawakians in general. Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg was very aware of the difficulties face by […]
Give face masks to frontliners first: NGO
SIBU: Sibu Businesswomen Association (SBWA) wants the state government to give face masks to frontliners first. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on March 23 said the state had ordered two million face masks for distribution to Sarawakians. SBWA president Jamie Tiew Yen Houng yesterday said that with the population of the state […]
Police welcome special incentives
KUCHING: The Sarawak Police Contingent fully welcomes the frontliners’ special incentives announced in the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package on Monday. State Commissioner of Police (CP) Datuk Aidi Ismail said, “We express our outmost gratitude to the government for its appreciation of the tasks carried out by the police in enforcing this movement control order […]
State government acts in best interest of people
KUCHING: The Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package has proven that the state government is able to ‘walk the talk’ with the best interests of the people in mind. In stating this, Local Government and Housing assistant minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said the aid answered most of the requests made by Sarawakians, especially in Marudi. […]
It is smart economics: Economist Analyst
KUCHING: Expanding the state’s economic stimulus package, Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid package, would be more extraordinary by outlining specific measures of the long-term effect for the post-movement restriction order. Lauding the package as smart economics, fellow of Akademi Sains Malaysia Assoc Prof Dr Madeline Berma explained that the implementation of using the expansionary fiscal policy […]
A good stimulus package: Masing
KUCHING: The Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is a good stimulus package because it focuses on the B40 group. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing said that he was also involved in formulating the aid package. “It is good and it is correct […]
Chamber commends state’s special aid package
KUCHING: The Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package by the state government is a people-centric initiative which offers financial relief and assistance to various strata and segments of the society, said Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. He believed that the package would be well-received by Sarawakians, pointing […]
SWP gives thumbs up to CM
KUCHING: Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) has given the thumbs up to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for his announcement of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package to assist those affected by the Covid-19 crisis. SWP acting deputy president David Munan said although SWP and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) were of different political […]
PDP heaps praise on incentives
KUCHING: The RM1.15-billion Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package announced by the state government on Monday should be helpful for mitigating the harmful effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the state’s economy. Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Women’s chief Datuk Chiew Yen Chew was hopeful in this respect because the aid package is balanced and business-centric. “We […]
