Sarawak backs proposal for children's department, ready to give input

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 47 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 22%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

KUCHING: Sarawak is looking forward to the special department or institution for children proposed by the Federal Government.

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her ministry was waiting for further details about the proposed department announced by Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri recently."We will definitely support whatever is good and will benefit Sarawak. Where needed we will give our input," she told reporters after visiting a soup kitchen at the Community Social Support Centre here on Wednesday .

On Dec 29, Nancy said the Cabinet had agreed in principle to set up a department or institution to look after the welfare and interests of children. Meanwhile, Fatimah said support for neglected or abused children was among the services provided at CSSC, which is run by her ministry in collaboration with several non-governmental organisations ."We have NGOs that provide support related to women and children's issues.

"This is also a first-stop referral centre for intervention for social issues, including drug abuse and mental health matters," she said. On the soup kitchen, Fatimah said it was run by Society for Kuching Urban Poor to provide free meals to the poor in the city."They provide breakfast and lunch for those who need it. This is one of the many services we provide at CSSC to address social issues and support the poor and disadvantaged in the city," she said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Youth and Sports Ministry, Sarawak govt working on spreading unity message | The Malaysian InsightHannah Yeoh says federal government can learn from Sarawak’s approach to multiculturism.
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Start work on Sarawak govt projects within a month or face termination, contractors toldKUCHING: Contractors awarded state government projects in Sarawak must start work within one month of the award date, says Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Sarawak deputy premier: Contractors who fail to commence work on govt projects within a month after being awarded contract can be firedKUCHING, Jan 9 — Contractors awarded any government projects in Sarawak must start work within one month after officially given the contract and failure to do so would result in...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

800 pesilat berkampung di Stadium Tertutup KuchingSebanyak 16 buah negara bakal memeriahkan edisi sulung Kejuaraan Silat Premier Antarabangsa Sarawak 2023 di Stadium Tertutup Kuching.
Source: UMonline - 🏆 27. / 51 Read more »

EPF roadshow to target gig economy, self-employed in SarawakSIBU: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is hoping to boost its active members in Sarawak by at least 50,000 by reaching out to the self-employed and informal workers in the state, among other initiatives.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »