Coffee chain's new signing store in Kuching to provide jobs for deaf community


KUCHING: The opening of a signing store by Starbucks Malaysia here will have a positive impact on employment opportunities for the deaf, says a Sarawak minister.

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this would enable the hearing-impaired to earn an income, be independent and live with dignity.

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