Increase financial assistance
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief Wilfred Yap has urged the government to reduce bureaucratic red tape and simplify the procedures for those applying for government-related assistance. He said this was to ensure these families were truly taken care of whether in terms of housing, jobs, income, education, or general […]
Elderly woman loses RM10k to online scam
SIBU: An elderly woman here lost RM10,000 after falling victim to a online welfare agency scam last Tuesday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said it started when the victim received a friend request from a Facebook account using the name of an old acquaintance. He said that the woman, aged 69, was […]
Ministry expands free business registration
KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will expand its free business registration initiative to B40 youth and single mothers to stimulate and boost the growth of domestic trade sector due to impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the ministry through its agency, Companies Commission […]
More single mothers eligible for aid
KUCHING: The criteria and requirements for single mothers in Sarawak to qualify for the one-off RM300 Financial Aid for Single Mothers (BKIT) scheme have been improved, including the poverty line income (PLI) eligibility being increased from RM960 to RM1,020. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this was […]
Separated wives can apply too
KUCHING: Female breadwinners or single mothers are also eligible to apply for ‘Bantuan Khas Ibu Tunggal’ or the Special Aid for Single Mothers (BKIT) in Sarawak, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development noted that there were cases of husbands leaving their wives without divorcing them. […]
‘Find ways to increase household income’
SARATOK: Single mothers are urged to continue to find creative ways to work hard in increasing their household income. This advice came from Kalaka assemblyman Datuk Abdul Wahab Aziz who noted that it is no doubt that single mothers are having a hard time to increase their economy. “However, they should not be completely dependent […]
Learn new skills to be independent
MIRI: Single mothers here have been urged to learn new skills so that they stand on their own feet and support their children. Transport Minister, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also Senadin sssemblyman, made the call on Sunday after presenting certificates to 17 participants from Miri Harmony Welfare and Social Club who had, earlier […]
