Well-wishers donate through PKR Sibuti to those hit hard by MCO

support the front liners.

“Everything that I am using right now is actually materials for my business; I sell the printer, I sell the filaments, and I also do 3D-printing to support local businesses. Now, I am doing everything for free,” he said.

He said one kg of filament can make about 100 pieces of face shields, and he has 10 machines (big and small) operating now, enabling him to make about 120 pieces of face shields in a day.

The smaller machine can only make one piece at a time while the bigger one three pieces at a time.

He said some of the machines were meant to be sold, but he decided to unpack and use them to enable him to meet the needs of the front liners.

“If needed, we have another 10 machines on standby. Right now, we are doing face shields, we are looking into making goggles as well and other PPE we can supply for the front liners,” he said.

He started doing the goggle yesterday and it would take about three hours to make one goggle.

MIRI: About 300 odd job workers, petty traders, hawkers, senior citizens and single mothers in Miri and Sibuit are among those hit hard by the movement control order ( MCO) to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 as they cannot work and do business as before, cutting their source of income.

Realising their plight, many generous donors had come forward to give aid in the form of rice and daily food essentials to ease their burden through Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sibuti women wing, its chief Zulhaidah Suboh said yesterday.

“Thank God many individuals have come forward to give personnel donation, which shows that Mirians are caring citizens,” Zulhaidah added.

As concerned citizens, she said they distributed the assistance to deserving cases, regardless of political backgrounds.

She called on those affected by the MCO and needing assistance to contact the Welfare Department and Baitulmal (for Muslims).

She said the two agencies are now the centre for distributing food aid to eligible recipients, and called on individuals or corporate bodies who wish to help to forward their donations to the Miri Welfare Office or Baitulmal Miri.