Raghad hands over 112 computers to three children’s homes
KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib, wife of Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abdul Taib Mahmud, yesterday handed over 112 tablet computers, two desktop computers, and one printer to three children’s homes. In a ceremony held at The Salvation Army Kuching Children’s Home, she handed over 42 units of tablet computers to […]
Keeping an eye on allocations for state
KUCHING: It is hoped that the federal government will include Sarawak in its consideration when distributing funds as the state needs all the help and assistance now to revive and rebuild, said Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) supreme council member Marichelle Livan Lah. “The new national 2022 Budget, which is themed ‘Keluarga Malaysia, […]
Allocations for people with disabilities welcomed
KUCHING: Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) yesterday welcomed the government’s announcement that starting next year, it would fully bear the cost of motor vehicle licences of all private vehicles owned by people with disabilities (PWDs).This was one of the highlights of the 2022 Budget presented by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz […]
Fatimah explains the state’s unity agenda
KUCHING: Socio-political unity has to be constantly promoted and maintained as it will not happen automatically. This truth, which forms part of the country’s building foundation, was reiterated yesterday. Why? To get the point across and reinforce it in the hearts and minds of the people, especially the younger generation, said the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, […]
MBKS distributes face masks, face shields to hawkers
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) distributed face masks and face shields to hawkers in markets under its administration. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng and fellow councillors handed out face masks and face shields at the Stutong Community Market and Kenyalang Market here on Friday (Oct 29). The face masks were donated Tay Motor […]
Food aid for needy pandemic-hit families
KUCHING: A total of 300 food packs were handed out to needy families at the Hui Sing Hawkers Centre, yesterday (Oct 24). The Caring Food Aid 2.0 programme, organised by the Persatuan Penjaja dan Peniaga Bahagian Samarahan Kuching, was to assist needy families affected by the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. The association said that the programme […]
Cuepacs cares for welfare of staff at jab centres
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) is taking seriously the welfare of staff at vaccination centres (PPVs), said Cuepacs Sarawak chairman Omar Bahrein Unin. He said the umbrella union for civil servants would continue to provide moral support and encouragement to those in charge of PPVs, […]
Welfare task force to manage food aid
MIRI: A welfare task force has been formed in this district to help manage the distribution of food aid to the needy during the movement control order (MCO). This was told by the minister in charge of Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin in a statement on Monday (July 5). “During […]
State must meet these conditions first
KUCHING: Sarawak has to meet several critical conditions before it can reopen its economy and move on to the next phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), said Dr Jerome Kueh Swee Hui. The Deputy Dean of Industry and Community Engagement in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) said the timing […]
Unions want further improvement in workers’ welfare
KUALA LUMPUR: Workers’ unions have called for the continued protection and improvement of workers’ welfare in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat, in his statement in conjunction with Workers’ Day 2021, welcomed the government’s efforts to revise the minimum wage […]
