18 community heads receive appointment letters

SRI AMAN: A ceremony to present appointment letters and extension of appointment letters for the ketua kampung, tuai rumah and kapitan posts in Simanggang constituency was recently held at the Sri Aman District Office on Monday. Sixteen ketua kampung/tuai rumah/kapitan received their appointment extension certificates while a new ketua kampung and a new kapitan received […]

Bubur lambuk for Kpg Tabuan Hj Drahman

KUCHING: A total of 400 bubur lambuk packages were distributed in Kampung Tabuan Haji Drahman in Jalan Foochow here, yesterday. Present to officiate the distribution ceremony was Sarawak Islamic Department (Jais) director Khalidi Ibrahim. According to Jais Kuching Division officer (Islamic Affairs) Awang Salmi Awang Sabudin, the programme was conducted throughout the state in conjunction […]

Monthly pay for ketua kampung

KUCHING: The position of ketua kampung (village head) should be considered as a full-time role with reasonable and justified remuneration, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. He suggested that annual incentives should be considered, alluding to the monthly allowance of RM300 which would be paid to the secretary of each Village Development and […]

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 […]