PADAWAN: One hundred and sixty families with disabled members in Batu Kitang constituency have received food donations from Padawan Municipal Council (MPP). The donations were presented by MPP chairman and Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang. The first batch of donations was presented to 20 families last Thursday (July 23)
PADAWAN: WormingUp supports rural vegetable growers by purchasing their produce and then donating them to the needy. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) social enterprise also supports people with disabilities and the needy among local vegetable growers, said Tan Pei Chin, 27, one of the WormingUp members. “During the movement control
PADAWAN: The people are urged to always support Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government in maintaining political stability in the state. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang reminded Sarawakians that GPS and the state government did not form any coalition with Barisan Nasional (BN), Pakatan Harapan (PH) nor Perikatan Nasional
PADAWAN: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) and other government agencies will enforce all directives and regulations decided in a special meeting by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). Batu Kitang assemblyman, Lo Khere Chiang told reporters this after the handing over of food aid donations at SJK (C) Chung Hua 10th
KUCHING: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Malaysia applauded the anti-poaching efforts and called for the establishment of a wildlife crime unit. WWF Malaysia commends the Malaysian government’s anti-poaching and wildlife trafficking efforts – following the statement of Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Datuk Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah upon revealing that a
KUCHING: Hope Place donated food aid and face masks to a needy elderly couple found to be taking care of their three abandoned grandchildren. A local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place received several distressed calls during movement control order (MCO) period, and one of those calls for help came from
KUCHING: With the second wave of Covid-19 hitting the state, businesses will be affected again. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) Kuching Branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok said the sudden spike in cases in Kuching immediately turned the city back into the yellow zone, after turning green on
KUCHING: A baby born this year is expected to live an average of 74.9 years. Today the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM) released the Abridged Life Tables, Malaysia, 2018-2020 publication. It contained life tables by age, ethnic group and sex in Malaysia and Sarawak for the 2018-2020. Chief Statistician of
KUCHING: The Sarawak Day celebration this time around with the theme “Sarawak Cemerlang” will see it to be held in strict adherence to the “new normal” phenomenon due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) hopes that all teachers will continue to be given perfect health and continue their
KUCHING: Sarawak Independence Day is a day for Sarawakians to cherish. “This is a day for us to hold our heads high and be counted as Sarawakians first,” said Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang in his Sarawak Day message yesterday. “We are in a unique state with rich resources;
