Search

Ngemah Service Centre provides wheelchair

KANOWIT: The Ngemah Service Centre recently provided wheelchair assistance to eight beneficiaries. Ngemah assemblyman Anyi Jana stated that with the assistance, the Ngemah Service Centre intends to continue assisting the needy. “The welfare programme coordinated by the Ngemah Assemblyman Service Centre is to ensure that people in need get comfortable wheelchair facilities,” he said during […]

Unity Govt continues commitment to safeguarding welfare of army veterans

ALOR SETAR: The Unity Government continues to be committed to safeguarding the welfare of veterans of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) through the implementation of various initiatives to further improve their socio-economy. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari said one of the initiatives was to increase the income of ATM veterans by providing them an opportunity for […]

Kuching cops gather to enliven PIBAKAT domain

KUCHING: The Sarawak Society for Parents of Children with Special Needs (PIBAKAT) now has a more comfortable place to enjoy in. This is thanks to 35 police personnel who were involved in a welfare programme run by the Kuching district police headquarters (IPD). The team from the welfare division of IPD Kuching recently came to […]

20 wheelchairs for the needy in Saribas

KUCHING: Skuad Prihatin Saribas received 20 wheelchairs from SOCOE Sdn Bhd for the needy in the Saribas constituency. Deputy Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Mohamad Razi Sitam said Skuad Prihatin Saribas, a welfare programme, will identify those who are in need of the wheelchairs. “Through the squad, we have handed over […]

Proper explanation of welfare aid essential

SPAOH: Officers from the State Welfare Department are instructed to explain the different types of aid available and who are eligible to apply. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said that many longhouses, villages and settlement folks, especially those in rural areas, were still ignorant of the various welfare aid. He said this when presenting […]

Welfare of retired athletes taken care of: Fatimah

KUCHING: Sarawak’s retired national athletes are well taken care of by the government. For example, Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said pensions were provided by the federal government to athletes who had won medals at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. “If the federal government has already provided this, […]

Remembering Tok Nan’s services

LUNDU: The services of former chief minister, the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem or Tok Nan, were commemorated at a food basket presentation ceremony here yesterday.The event was officiated by the State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar.Asfia stated in his speech that the distribution of food baskets at the ceremony was […]

1,700 families benefit from welfare programme

KUCHING: A total of 1,700 asnaf (poor) families statewide will benefit from the ‘Kasih Ramadan’ programme which was launched today. Present to officiate at the event was Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) general manager Datuk Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie at Ummah Distribution Centre (UDC) here. “This initiative aims to ease the burden of the […]

Minister praises RTM for crucial role in lives of needy

KUCHING: Besides disseminating information to the public, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) also plays an important role in the lives of the disadvantaged, says Datuk Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community, Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added that RTM could be the facilitator in bringing together departments and agencies to carry out welfare work. “The […]

Repok rep donates patient beds to two elderly

KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has proven to be a leader who tends to the people’s welfare needs, be it in relation to Covid-19 assistance or other forms of aid. On Thursday (Mar 18), Huang, represented by Kapitan Ling Dien Yong, delivered two patient beds to two individuals. These patient beds would […]