Avoid ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for SKAS aid disbursement, DAP man tells state govt

[BorneoPost] - 01/3/2025

SIBU (Jan 3): The state government should avoid adopting a “one-size-fits-all” approach during the initial phase of the Sarawak Basic Needs Assistance Scheme (SKAS) disbursement. State Democratic Action Party (DAP) committee member and Dudong Baru chairman Stanley Chiew said this method presents (…)



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