Lotus’s Malaysia joins campaign to raise halal product marketability
KUALA LUMPUR: Lotus’s Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Lotus’s Malaysia) has joined hands with the Halal Development Corporation (HDC) in the ‘Make Halal Your First Choice’ campaign to raise the marketability of locally made halal products, running throughout April to July. The campaign, a programme under the 2022 Budget Initiative, features 389 lines of halal-certified food and non-food […]
HDC helps 20,000 longhouse families
KUCHING: The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has helped 20,000 longhouse families through 909 ‘Program Pinjaman Kepada Perseorangan Rumah Panjang (PPKPRP)’ projects statewide. PPKPRP is a loan scheme in the form of building materials for longhouse renovations. The maximum loan is RM30,000 per door without interest. “The application form can be downloaded through the HDC official […]
HDC offers 50 per cent rental discounts
KUCHING: The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) will continue to give 50 per cent discount on rentals for its housing schemes until June 2022. According to HDC, the discount is an incentive provided under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 8.0 aid package by the state government announced in January, this year. “The extended rental discount […]
HDC holds golf event to mark anniversary
KUCHING: The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) through it’s Charity Sports and Recreation Club held a friendly golf event at the Damai Golf and Country Club here. The event was held in conjunction with HDC’s 50th celebration on February 19. Mohamad Asman Ahmad, HDC’s chief executive officer in his welcoming speech, said that the event was […]
HDC financing lightens longhouse construction
SIMANGGANG: Loan financing from the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has made it easier for the Iban community in the area to build new longhouses. Assistant Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said each family/door is given a loan facility up to RM30,000. “Today I had a chance to visit the […]
RM200 rental help and a new housing scheme
You can spend the money on new housing for the poor and homeless or you can spend it on a golf course or a football stadium. — Jello Biafra, American singer It is very important for Sarawakians to keep updated on new government schemes and plans formulated to assist them, the needy in particular. More […]
Low-income earners to benefit from 2,323 new houses
KUCHING: The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) will build 2,323 housing units involving 42 physical projects, and three non-physical projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan for the low-income group. “This is in accordance with the increase in house prices that has led to an increase in demand for affordable housing, especially public housing,” said the Deputy […]
Sarawakians get BKSS 8.0 for strong support
KUCHING: The implementation of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 8.0 package this year can be viewed as a symbol of appreciation to the people of Sarawak who gave their strong support and a big mandate to Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the recent state election. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Dr Abdul […]
Utility bills, rental discounts for six more months
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is extending the monthly electricity bill discount of between five and 25 per cent for domestic, commercial and industrial consumers until June this year under the eighth package of the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS 8.0). Chief Minister Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said a total of RM285.47 million was […]
Helping B40, M40 groups buy their first house
BY JULIE NGADAN & NURA V LORNA Sarawakians who want to buy houses now can apply for the Housing Deposit Assistance Scheme (HDAS), which offers RM10,000, to help pay the deposit. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said HDAS was introduced to help those in the B40 and M40 groups. New […]