Murum houses of worship receive Unifor grants
BINTULU: Three houses of worship in the Murum state constituency have received cheques totalling RM380,000 from Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). The houses of worship are St Ambrose Uma Lahanan Church, St Mathew Uma Nyaving Sungai Asap Church and St John Uma Balui Liko Sungai Asap Church, getting RM250,000, RM50,000 and RM80,000 respectively. The handover […]
245 projects worth RM43.8m by UNIFOR
MIRI: For the period of five years, since 2017, the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) had given out grants totalling RM34,111,000 for 234 projects for Miri division. According to Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, another RM9, 720,000 was meant for 11 ‘Projek Rakyat’ which had been dispensed. Thus this […]
Over 100 mission schools get Unifor grants totalling RM14mil
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) presented grants totalling RM14mil to 117 mission schools in Kuching, Sibu and Miri. Minister in-charge Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas presented the cheques at his office here today (Feb 3). Of the total, RM5.9mil was distributed to 49 schools run by the Kuching Anglican Diocese. On behalf of […]
UNIFOR funding for Saratok charitable association
SARATOK: The funding from the Other Religious Affairs Unit (UNIFOR) is critical to ensuring that the Ji Yuan Shan She Saratok Charitable and Moral Education Association can realise its dream of constructing a unique structure that will become a landmark in Saratok. Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri stated that the group led by Pemanca Lim Guan […]
Assemblyman hosts 1,000 Christmas guests
SIMANGGANG: An estimated 1,000 guests visited Simanggang Assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis’ Christmas open house here on Sunday. He, who is also the Deputy Minister of Talent Development, said that the festival could be celebrated with joy after the government succeeded in curbing the spread of Covid-19 with various initiatives including the provision of free […]
Premier’s reassurance on welfare of mission schools
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has reassured that the welfare of the mission schools will continue to be taken care of. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the mission schools’ infrastructure has been repaired under the funds from the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR), a unit set up by the state […]
Sarawak to get RM8.5m Christian columbarium
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has approved an allocation of RM8.5 million for the construction of a new Christian columbarium, a special space for holding urns. The project to be built here is under the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR). Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg agreed to the St Thomas Cathedral’s plan […]
Nyurak Keti is new Bintulu Resident
KUCHING: Nyurak Keti started his duties as the new Bintulu Division Resident effective December 5. The former Kapit Resident moved to Bintulu to replace Datuk Jack Aman Luat who is currently Director of Other Religious Affairs Unit (UNIFOR). For the record, Jack has taken on the responsibility of Bintulu Division Resident for five years. A […]
Dr Sim to preside at clan association’s event
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian is to officiate at the opening ceremony of the Sarawak Teochew Sim Clan Association’s newly renovated building on Dec 10. According to a statement issued today (Dec 8), the inauguration event will also be hosting the International Sim Clan Foundation Third Session (2021-2023) first executive board […]
Uggah gets Anglican invite to speak in Rome
KUCHING: The Archbishop of Canterbury’s personal representative to the Holy See, the Most Reverend Gerald James Ian Ernest on Tuesday (Dec 6) paid a courtesy call on Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah at his office here. During the visit, Ernest extended an invitation to Uggah to visit the Anglican Centre in Rome to share […]