Community leaders honoured

OYA:  Three former community leaders were honoured in appreciation of their service and contribution by the State government. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah who was present at the Chinese New Year celebration held at Oya Square on Friday night, reciprocating with locals in their festivities. At the […]

Community leaders receive appointment certificates

MUKAH: Community leaders in Tellian and Balingian constituencies received their certificates of appointment here on Tuesday. The recipients comprised penghulu, ketua kaum, tuai rumah and kapitan, who were either reappointed or newly appointed. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo and Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi  handed over the certificates to them at a  ceremony held at Menara […]

Be loyal to state govt, Community leaders told

MUKAH: Community leaders should be loyal to the state government which approved their appointments, said Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo. He pointed out that community leaders were appointed by the state government, not the federal government. “In view of that, community leaders should support and be loyal to the state government,” he said when officiating at […]

‘Make right choice for people’

SRI AMAN: Community leaders have been told to think deeply about the direction of the people they lead. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister and Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis gave the advice during a friendly visit to Taman Sentosa Indah in conjunction with the appointment of new members of the Village Development and Security Committee […]

1,500 new community leaders next year

KUCHING: Some 1,500 new community leaders such as Tuai Rumah, Ketua Kampung and Kapitan are expected to be appointed statewide, the latest by next February. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said they were in addition to 468 others who had been identified and would soon be appointed or reappointed. He said this during […]