Sarawak deputy minister reminds NGOs to use MRP funds for core activities
Snowdan (right) presents the MRP cheque worth RM20,000 to SDNU information officer Churchill Drem.
KUCHING (May 8): Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been reminded to spend minor rural project (MRP) funds allocated to them for their core purposes.
State Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan said it would defeat the purpose of presenting funds to the NGOs if said monies are not used as intended.
'Although we don't monitor how these funds are being used, we do hope they are only used for the NGOs' core purposes.
'For instance, investing the funds in fixed deposits may seem prudent on the surface, but it is not a wise use of the funds. Thus, it defeats the purpose,' he said.
The Balai Ringin assemblyman had on Monday presented a total of RM125,000 in MRP funds to nine NGOs, including the Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU).
He had pledged the allocation to SDNU during the union's Christmas gathering here last year. funds MRP ngos SDNU Snowdan Lawan spend
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