Mayor explores city links with Romania
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng exchanged ideas with visiting Romanian Ambassador Nineta Barbulescu on areas of mutual benefit here recently. Their discussions included the possibility of establishing friendship cities between Kuching South and the cities in Romania. “The main discussion focused on the ability to share Sarawak and Romania’s […]
Encouraging students to recycle water bottles
KUCHING: The Kuching City South Council (MBKS) recently handed over 2,603 water bottles to three schools. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng handed over 1,323 bottles to SJK Chung Hua No. 3, 882 pieces to SJK Chung Hua No. 5 and 398 pieces to SK Lumba Kuda at a simple ceremony at the MBKS lobby. “The […]
Overfeeding, overcrowding cause of fish deaths
KUCHING: The Kuching City South Council (MBKS) is studying ways to prevent fish from dying at the Malaysia-China Friendship Park pond at Jalan Song, here. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng acknowledged that dead fish were found in the pond recently. “We went to the site and also went through the findings of a report. Among […]
Pat on the back for ‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign
KUCHING: The ‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign by Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is a good initiative, said Nurdalillah Amirah Bakri, a Sarawak Forestry Corporation conservation officer. “It gives the public a chance to participate,” she added while commenting on an announcement by Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng on the successful initiative to stop the use […]
‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign: An example for other businesses to follow
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council’s (MBKS) ‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign is an excellent example of how government and green enterprises can contribute to biodiversity sustainability, said founder cum president of Kuching Beach Cleaners Association Alcila Abby. She stated that the programme served as an example for other businesses to follow. She was commenting on […]
Council launches campaign against plastic straw
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has launched an education campaign targeting primary schools in conjunction with the ban on plastic straw in its jurisdiction. In a press release today, the council said it was organising a poster design competition for primary school pupils. “The theme of this competition is “Say No to […]
Mayor vows to get tough with errant contractors
KUCHING: Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng has vowed to throw the book at contractors who fail to complete projects on schedule or do not comply with the set Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). “The implementation of a planned project is for the convenience of the people so it should be completed perfectly and according to schedule. […]
MBKS gives food packs, ang pow to 530 families
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) gave food packs and ang pow to 530 families at its Caring Society programme held near the KMC flats on Friday (Jan 28). MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng was delighted that even after two years into the pandemic, this tradition of helping the community was […]
New Sarawak Tribune, Suara Sarawak receive CNY goodies
KUCHING: New Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak have received Chinese New Year (CNY) gifts from Kuching South City Council (MBKS). Presenting the CNY gifts on behalf of MBKS were Cr Goh Tze Hui and Lilian Liew, manager of Public Relations and Corporate Development Unit and ICT Unit. The gifts were received by Tribune Press Sdn […]
Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia counter at MBKS from Jan 19-21
KUCHING: Kuching City South mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng has thanked the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for approving the Kuching City South Council’s (MBKS) application to set up a counter for Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) 2022. Wee visited the counter, which was set up at the MBKS building lobby, on Wednesday (Jan 19). The counter […]
