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MCO period is also an advantage for homestay operators to do some self-reflection on what more can be done to improve their service quality.

Realizing the importance of an inclusive early childhood education, the Sarawak government continues to provide a grant of RM36 million in 2020 for early childhood development. Out of the RM36 million grant, RM16 million are distributed to all kindergartens and nurseries registered with the authorities.

NRW management has been a priority in the Sarawak Government’s water supply initiatives, as it aims to provide clean treated water supply to every household in the State by 2025. It is one of four major water supply projects that the Government, through the Ministry of Utilities, intends to invest under the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), in hopes of reducing Sarawak’s NRW to 25 percent in 2025 through a holistic NRW management programme.

Banyak pencapaian serta kejayaan yang boleh dibanggakan dari sudut pembangunan fizikal seperti pembinaan jaringan jalan yang menjadi pemangkin kepada peningkatan pendapatan per kapita negeri.

Konsep ‘Agropolis’ diperkenalkan bagi memastikan produk pertanian mendapat tempat di pasaran tempatan.

Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Sarawak (KWKPK) has developed the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC). With the tagline ‘Life Begins at 60’, the initiative that is dedicated to Sarawakian senior citizens will enhance their well-being and welfare through the provision of facilities and benefits in forms of discounts, rebates and other privileges from a variety of organisations and commercial sectors.

Kaunseling ialah salah satu strategi terbaik di mana kaunselor memberikan sokongan kepada mereka yang terlibat untuk menjaga kesihatan mereka. Kaunseling adalah perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan kepada individu yang mengalami masalah dan memerlukan bantuan profesional untuk mengatasinya.

MANRED turut melaksanakan beberapa program bantuan kepada golongan tani dan nelayan yang ada kalanya terjejas pendapatan pada musim-musim tertentu. Antara bantuan yang diberikan adalah seperti Bantuan Input Pertanian kepada Pekebun Kecil Kelapa Sawit dan Lada, Bantuan Musim Tengkujuh Nelayan (BMTN) dan Bantuan Input dan Peralatan Nelayan (BIPN).

MANRED turut melaksanakan Program Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat (CSR) antaranya Program Pembelian Balik Lambakan Hasil Tani semasa pelaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) sejak 18 Mac 2020. Kerajaan Sarawak telah memperuntukkan RM1.5 juta kepada 28 Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan (PPK) untuk membeli lebihan hasil pertanian dari para petani agar mereka tidak hilang punca pendapatan sepanjang tempoh PKP.

It was a far cry from Samarahan before the 1990s, where roads in villages as well as roads connecting villages were of earth roads, grass roads, plank roads or concrete slab roads. At that time, its people relied heavily on water transportation along its rivers via ferry, express boats or privately owned boats to travel, to deliver agricultural produce or to fish as part of their economic activities.