Over 100 registered under PAWE at Senior Citizens Day bash in Miri
MIRI: Miri-level Senior Citizens Day celebration which was held on Saturday at the Senior Citizen Activity Centre (PAWE) in Krokop here was a day full of interactive events. The event was launched by Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Development (Women and Childhood Development) Datuk Rosey Yunus. More than 100 senior citizens registered under […]
Niah Regatta is back
MIRI: Niah Regatta is back and this year a total of 250 categories, including rowing and speedboat events, are being contested after two years’ gap following the COVID-19 restriction. Yesterday, thousands of spectators from all over the northern region and other districts converged at the venue during the official opening of the Niah Regatta at […]
Miri in need of early intervention centre
MIRI: A rehabilitation centre like the One -Stop Early Intervention Centre (OSEIC) in Kuching should also be set up here for children with special needs. This will prevent these children from being left out of the education system as well as from upskilling programmes, said Datuk Rosey Yunus, Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community […]
Sign language course from Aug 21-22
MIRI: The Social Welfare Office of the Miri Division will organise the Sign Language Course Programme 2022 from August 21 to 22 at Imperial Palace Hotel, here. According to the Social Welfare Office, the programme will be officiated by Deputy Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Development (Women and Childhood Development) Datuk Rosey Yunus. “There […]
14 participate in Al-Quran recital
MIRI: Some 14 participants took part in the Subis District level Al-Quran recitation ceremony held at Al-Muttaqin Mosque, Bekenu recently. The ceremony was officiated by the Women, Childhood and Community Development (Women and Childhood Development) Deputy Minister Datuk Rosey Yunus. Qari Azmi Ismail and Qariah Nurul Izzati Mukhali won the first place respectively for male […]
Deputy minister proposes merger of schools with low pupils
MIRI: Datuk Rosey Yunus has suggested that three rural primary schools in Saeh zone with low enrolment be merged into one. The Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development said merging the three schools would allow better facilities to be provided and improve the quality of the schools. The three ischools are Sekolah […]
RM200,000 allocated for Sarawak women’s NGOs
WOMEN’s non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Sarawak, including single mothers’ associations, are encouraged to submit working papers and apply for capacity building funds from the government. Deputy Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Rosey Yunus said the ministry has allocated a special grant amounting RM200,000 this year for women’s NGOs in Sarawak, todevelop and […]
Rosey wants erosion issue solved
BEKENU: The problem of coastal and river erosion in Bekenu requires immediate attention to avoid environmental damage, said Deputy Minister for Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Rosey Yunus. She said the problem was quite serious, especially in Tusan Beach, and hoped the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) would study the problem […]