OKU single mom gets rep’s help
KUCHING: The plight of a single mother and her two children with special needs (OKU) in Kampung Bumbok here caught the attention of Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang. Ani Nios, 56 was involved in an incident in August this year, causing her leg injuries that prevented her from continuing to work. Therefore, she has […]
MoF urged to up aid criterion
BY TANIA LAM & VOON YIH BOON KUCHING: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) should use RM1,200 as the poverty line income (PLI) eligibility criterion for the one-off RM300 Financial Aid for Single Mothers (BKIT) scheme under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah […]
214 benefit from single-mother special aid
BY TANIA LAM & VOON YIH BOON KUCHING: To date, a total of RM64,200 in Single Mothers Special Aid (BKIT) has been channelled to 214 recipients in Sarawak, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said more applications are still being processed and encouraged single mothers, who […]
Single mothers can apply for RM300 aid
KUCHING: Single mothers can now apply for the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) one-off financial assistance of RM300, revealed Assistant Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Rosey Yunus. They need to register with the Department of Women Development (JPM), Social Welfare Department (JKM) and National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) under […]
Immediate aid for repair of damaged rooftop
MUKAH: An immediate financial aid was given to a single mother whose house in Kampung Petanak here was damaged by strong wind last Saturday. The assistance was from Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo. Lydia Qamarina Abdullah’s rooftop was blown off by strong wind which occurred at about 2.20pm. According to Tellian constituency Service Centre Special Officer […]
Single mothers badly affected by MCO, too
SIBU: Single mothers are also badly affected by the movement control order (MCO), said chairperson of PSB Dudong Women’s Wing, Kapitan Connie Loh. She revealed that several single mothers in the Dudong constituency were laid off by their employers during the MCO period. “Some were retrenched by their employers while others personally quit their job […]
Nancy Jelima – a single-mother’s dilemma
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. – Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright Nancy Jelima was a 21-year-old village beauty when she married a young Iban soldier from Simanggang about 40 years. Her husband Lilie was from the Sarawak Rangers – […]
