Widower receives food aid from Hope Place
KUCHING: A 67-year-old man living alone in a dilapidated house in Batu Kawa has received support from a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place, after a relative asked for help. Despite battling heart problems and diabetes, former labourer, Sinin Nanam, struggles to make ends meet by collecting discarded cans around Batu Kawa, earning up to […]
Big crowds greet PM for breaking of fast
BY EDWINNIE EINSTEIN UNJI AND GABRIEL LIHAN KOTA SAMARAHAN: Around 2000 guests showed their excitement as they welcomed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the state leaders during the Madani Sarawak 2024 breaking of fast ceremony held at Al-Muttaqin mosque today (March 30). During the ceremony, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar distributed cash aid […]
Food aid reaches 23 longhouses, two schools
KUCHING: The Civil Defence Force (APM) successfully delivered 434 food packages to residents affected by floods in Mukah and Selangau on Wednesday. In Mukah, 19 longhouses namely Rh Langan, Rh Rabai, Rh Seman, Rh Anderson Kalong, Rh George, Rh Membuas, Rh Mauh, Rh Ampi, Rh Manggong, Rh Ming, Rh Francis Ngang, Rh Blansai, Rh Gerunsin, […]
Hardcore poverty: It’s expensive to be poor
BY NINA MUSLIM KUALA LUMPUR: In this quiet little hamlet, smack dab in the middle of the sprawling metropolis that is Kuala Lumpur, dozens of people stand in line patiently to receive food aid, a daily occurrence for many. One woman easily stood out from the throng, her wizened brown countenance setting her apart. She […]
Chinese embassy hands out Ramadan food aid to needy villagers
BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: The Chinese embassy recently visited the village of Sri Maimunah here to hand over Ramadan food aid to the villagers. They gathered at the village yesterday (Mar 22) for the handing over ceremony from the Minister of Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, Tang Rui. The Ramadan donation drive is a joint effort […]
Food aid programme benefits 200 B40 families in Lanang
SIBU: A total of 200 B40 families in the Lanang constituency here benefitted from a food aid programme. Lanang MP Alice Lau said the programme was organised by Lanang Service Centre together with a non-governmental organisation (NGO). “Eligible families will receive RM200 one-off from the NGO to buy basic necessities such as rice, canned food, […]
HAPM Consultants Sdn Bhd donates food to needy
KUCHING: HAPM Consultants Sdn Bhd donated 27 food baskets to the underprivileged through their Infaq Jumaat programme. HAPM handed over the food baskets to single mothers, people with special needs and also hardcore poor families under the auspices of Society of St Vincent De Paul. The food baskets consist of rice, sugar as well as […]
Scrap iron recycler gets food aid
KUCHING: A hard up elderly man in the Bandar Kuching constituency has received much-needed assistance from MP Dr Kelvin Yii to alleviate his burdens. According Dr Yii, the elderly man who presently lives in a run down house belonging to someone else earns a meager income by recycling scrap iron. But due to the restrictions […]
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 […]
Long Sukang flood victims get food aid
LAWAS: Flash flood victims in Kampung Long Sukang here received food baskets on Tuesday. According to a news report by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), the contribution was handed over by Peterus Lasung, who was representing federal Deputy Transport Minister and Lawas Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Henry Sum Agong. Peterus together with representatives of […]
