2,800 pupils get hygiene kits, school supplies
KUCHING: Some 2,800 pupils from 30 primary schools in Sarawak have received personal hygiene kits and school supplies from Yayasan Petronas under the foundation’s Back to School 2021 (BTS 2021) programme. These items were distributed to 13 primary schools in Bintulu on Friday (March 19) and to 17 primary schools in Miri on Tuesday (March […]
Finally a comfy home for needy family
KUCHING: An underprivileged family here is grateful to the Sarawak government for a new house, built next door to the old and dilapidated one. Voon Kui Fah, 79, and her 81-year-old husband have been staying in the old house at Mile 10, Jalan Penrissen for over 40 years. They have six children who all stayed […]
Concern for low-income earners reflected in fund allocations
KUCHING: The concern of the Ministry of Rural Development for housing for the B40 group and the underprivileged as well as entrepreneurs in rural areas such as Lawas is evident through the significant funds allocated for implementing related projects. Deputy Minister of Rural Development II Datuk Henry Sum Agong said last year, the federal government […]
Carlsberg lends helping hand to underprivileged
KUCHING: Carlsberg has stepped in to provide essential food items to 8,000 underprivileged Malaysians nationwide impacted by Covid-19 and flash floods. This followed Carlsberg’s pledge of RM1million through its ‘Celebrate Prosperity, Cheers for Tomorrow’ food aid campaign. In partnership with the Sun, Star Foundation, Yayasan Nanyang Press, The Borneo Post, and See Hua Daily News, […]
Will lesser-privileged able to catch up?
BY SUHAILA SAID AND C VINOOTHENE KUALA LUMPUR: Many say that reopening schools for face-to-face learning will allow those who struggle with online learning to catch up, but is this really the case? Lesser-privileged families will inevitably face more difficulty obtaining necessities to facilitate online learning. Devices and data plans come at a cost that […]
Basic necessities for the underprivileged
KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone, particularly those from the low-income group who lost their source of income. Thus, the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry is inviting members of the public to help raise funds through ‘Program Ziarah’ — organised by Sarawak Department of Women and Family Development […]
Lodge primary school holds charity drive
KUCHING: Lodge National Primary School recently held a charity food drive to help underprivileged families. Various food items were donated by the school’s teachers and pupils to a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place. According to a statement by Hope Place, 470 students of Primary One to Primary Six and 46 teachers took part in […]
Containers are home to families
BY INDUN SILONG KUCHING: Surviving on vegetables and chicken parts that have been thrown away by market is an unavoidable choice for Nurul Syafiqah Bujang, 27, who lives in an old shipping container at Jalan Kuap here with her husband and two children. Nurul and her husband, Muhammad Aizul Shafiq Goh, previously relied on their […]
Iron-Man to the rescue
Amid the frustrations and emotional stress from the Covid-19 pandemic, Sabahan Yohan Charles Jayasuriya tries to lighten up the mood by delivering food aids while disguising himself as Iron-Man. A real-life hero Yohan goes around Penampang, Sabah as the superhero Iron-Man as he distributes food aid to the less fortunate and underprivileged. It all started […]
STIDC, subsidiaries donate RM80,000
KUCHING: Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) and its subsidiaries yesterday donated RM80,000 to residents of Kampung Rajang, Kampung Jerijeh and Kampung Belawai in conjunction with Ramadan. The cash assistance to the underprivileged community was given out as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) of STIDC and its subsidiaries. The donations were handed over by the […]
