KUCHING, Oct 11: A total of 150 welfare recipients, including elderly people, single mothers and children, received cash contributions during Sarawak Governor (TYT) Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar’s 80th birthday celebration today, with women accounting for 124 of the beneficiaries.

The recipients, comprising 26 men and 124 women, are beneficiaries of monthly assistance from the Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS).

Tun Wan Junaidi (centre) presents a contribution to a recipient during a tea reception held in conjunction with his 80th birthday celebration in Kuching on Oct 11, 2026. Photo credit: Ukas Astana Negeri Sarawak sponsored the cash contributions, while Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) and Bintulu Port Holdings provided rice and hampers for the recipients.