Presentation Ceremony of Cash Awards, Financial Contributions for Educational & other Non-profit Organisations, and STA & Daiken Scholarships at Wisma STA, Kuching on Friday, 21 July 2017

Stage photos taken by STA photographers can be downloaded from here starting 28 July 2017 and these photos will be removed after two (2) weeks.

STPM & SPM Cash Awards 2017
Financial Contributions to Educational & Non-profit Organisations
STA & Daiken Scholarships 2017
Group Photo Sessions

Community Projects

As part of the objectives to improve the welfare of local communities, STAM is assisting in community development projects through its members to bring about sustained economic development to the communities residing in and around forest management areas and also to encourage wider reforestation efforts in Sarawak at the community level.

STAM provides assistance in kind such as stationeries and bags to help the students from rural schools located within the timber concession areas of STA members and is assisting in the repairing and maintaining of the furniture and key facilities in some of the rural schools located within the timber concession areas belonging to STA members.

STAM’s contributions in the past included:

1. Purchase of books:
   • “The Honey Forest of Sarawak” for distribution to government primary schools in Sarawak,
   • “Medicinal Plants of Sarawak” for distribution to government secondary schools in Sarawak, and
   • “Peoples of the Planted Forest: Sarawak” for distribution to government secondary schools in Sarawak.

2. 

   A financial contribution to support a Community Reforestation Project in Long Semiyang, in the Sela’an-Linau Forest Management Unit (FMU), Ulu Baram to plant kenaf and engkabang tree species.
3. A financial contribution was also made for the construction of a water dam/ micro-hydro in the Sela’an-Linau FMU.
4. Construction of a landing stage at Sungai Balong as one of the river transit giving facility for the Penan community in Long Lamai.

Water Dam at Long Benalih	Water Dam at Long Sepingen
STAM had provided financial assistance for the Construction of the landing stage at Sungai Balong

STA Mutual Sdn Bhd

Having catered for the welfare and interests of STA members and built STA’s own building – Wisma STA, the late Dato’ Sri Dr Lau Hui Kang, STA Chairman from 1986 to 2002, felt that STA should redirect some of its interests and resources to providing more financial assistance to the poor rural communities, forest workers, and under privileged children.

STA Mutual Sdn Bhd (STAM) was formed on 22 April 2002 to handle all welfare and socio-economic activities directed at helping communities residing within timber concession areas to overcome their financial needs and to provide scholarships to deserving students pursuing courses related to the forestry and timber industry.

It was officially launched by the then Chief Minister of Sarawak, YAB Pehin Sri (Dr) Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud on 16 May 2005.

STAM has been providing STA Scholarships and STA Prizes to students in various universities since 2005. Financial assistance has been given to schools, non-profit organisations and some other associations, as well as for implementing projects for communities residing in the vicinity of timber concessions. STAM also assists Daiken Corporation to manage the Daiken Scholarship.

All activities carried out by STAM are in accordance to its objectives, which are as follows:

• To develop and improve the welfare of communities in Sarawak, irrespective of race, religion or creed, and
• To provide scholarship, sponsorship and any other means to qualified and eligible Sarawakians for tertiary education and any other training beneficial to the forest and timber industries in Sarawak.

STAM has been providing STA Scholarships and STA Prizes to students in a number of local universities since 2005. Financial assistance has been given to schools, non-profit organisations and some other associations, as well as for implementing projects for communities residing in the vicinity of timber concessions. STAM also assists Daiken Corporation to manage the Daiken Scholarships fund.