More aid for Rh Jungan fire victims
BINTULU: Fire victims at Rumah Jungan Gerang, Batu 36, Jalan Sibu-Selangau, are still receiving assistance from various parties. Today Senator Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol handed a RM10,000 contribution to the affected victims. The gesture is intended to help reduce some of the burden on those who lost their homes and belongings as a result of […]
Government to help contractors mitigate costs
KUCHING: A new form of assistance will be announced soon to help contractors in the state, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the initiative will be put into action following the rising cost of construction materials which has affected contractors in the state including those appointed to carry out […]
Caution over fake Wan Junaidi messages
KUCHING: Community members here were urged not to entertain any messages received from any chat application asking for financial assistance from Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. The Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) said they should just block the messages as these came from irresponsible individuals who used his name and […]
Hope Place helping widow with food aid
KUCHING: Hope Place recently assisted a woman, who lost her husband, and is struggling to bring up her two schooling children. The widow, who only goes by Lusia, 43, has no income and only depends on the generosity and kindness of others. She is currently staying with her two children aged seven and 10 in […]
Handouts lift fire victims’ burden
KUCHING: The victims of a recent fire incident at Jalan Pearl Park, Mile 3 here have received financial assistance as well as much needed clothes to alleviate their burden. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang, through his rural transformation project (RTP) fund, has presented RM200 each to the five affected families. In addition, the affected […]
RM55,000 to buy building materials
ENGKILILI: A total of RM55,000 has been approved for the fire victims of the Polly Sulau settlement to buy building materials after the 11-door longhouse was destroyed by a fire which claimed the life of a child. Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa presented the aid to fire victims in Bukong Asal, Lidong this morning. […]
Veterans get financial assistance from Krian rep
SARATOK: Krian Assemblyman Friday Belik has approved an allocation of RM10,000 for the Saratok/Saribas ATM Veterans Association. He hoped the association will continue to be active in community activities and praised its effort to combine the two festivals, namely Hari Gawai and Hari Raya, saying this is something unique in Sarawak. “This also shows the […]
Help! Baby needs money for surgery
KUALA LUMPUR: A one-year-old baby needs assistance to raise RM5,000 to cover the cost of surgery at the National Heart Institute (IJN), Kuala Lumpur. According to Persatuan Anak Borneo Semenanjung (ABS), baby Hayderson Emanuel Chia who now lives in Skudai, Johor is a child of a Sarawakian couple. “Hayderson is the youngest of five children […]
Longhouses destroyed by fire get financial help
MIRI: Three longhouses destroyed by fire received some timely financial assistance from the state government on Wednesday. Sarawak Administrative Officer for Bario Sub -District Office Edward Tarang represented Mulu Assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala who is also Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department, (Labor, Immigration and Project Monitoring), at the handing over of the aid to […]
Bank urged to expand financial assistance to entrepreneurs
KUCHING: Agrobank has been told to further expand its access of financial assistance to entrepreneurs throughout Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this was crucial in order to ensure smooth and effective implementation of initiatives provided by the Sarawak government to local entrepreneurs. Awang Tengah told this to a delegation […]
