New Special Needs Community Centre to begin construction this year

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah (left) admiring a painting by an autistic artist at the autism art exhibition in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: The construction of a new Special Needs Community Centre (SSNC) is set to begin this year, providing a one-stop service hub for individuals with disabilities in Sarawak, says Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah.

The state Women, Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development Minister said the RM55mil centre will be built at the Samarahan Rehabilitation Centre site in Kota Samarahan.