MPKS upbeat as JKR acts to ease traffic woes
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KOTA SAMARAHAN: Much to the relief of the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS), the Public Works Department (PWD) has taken immediate actions to resolve the daily massive traffic congestion in the area. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said he was glad that members of the public no longer point fingers and blame […]
MPKS: Another market planned following Medan Selera’s success
BY JACINTHA JOLENE SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan residents can now enjoy a variety of food and drinks at the Medan Selera night market, which was set up by the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS). The night market, with 32 stalls selling food and drinks, is located at Taman Unigarden opposite Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). Unimas students […]
Food court likely to attract dine-ins
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A more conducive environment at the re-purposed Uni Garden Kota Samarahan City Council (MPKS) Food Court is likely to encourage residents to dine there. A total of 32 hawkers received keys to operate stalls at the food court here on Saturday (Jan 15). Stakan assemblyman Datuk Hamzah Brahim said he was grateful that […]
Long delayed traffic lights raise Samarahan temperatures
KUCHING: A long awaited but delayed traffic light project has become a contentious issue for the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council. Fed up with having to endure hours-long traffic snarls, residents there have been venting their frustration on the council, and, in particular, its chairman Datuk Peter Minos. On Wednesday (Jan 12) an exasperated Minos appealed […]
Errant contractors to face project termination, warns council boss
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Contractors found deliberately breaching contract terms and doing shoddy work could see the termination of their contracts, says Datuk Peter Minos. The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman expressed his discontent for drawing the short end of the stick after taking the blame for numerous uncompleted projects as a result of contractor complacency. […]
People have to live with it
KUCHING: Sarawakians should start living with Covid-19 like any other disease as the government has now begun to gradually accept it as endemic. This was clear as the government, though cautiously, has allowed the economy to open, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman, Datuk Peter Minos. Minos said the government had put its heart […]
Council welcomes inputs to mitigate flash floods
KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) is urging members of the public to provide inputs to mitigate anticipated flash floods due to rains predicted over the area. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the council knows from experience the exact areas in Samarahan that are prone to flash floods. “We have worked with the […]
Entry only for vaccinated individuals mulled
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The municipal council here may be implementing the policy of allowing only vaccinated individuals to enter public markets in this district. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos, who hinted at this, said the council will discuss and obtain advice from the Local Government and Housing Ministry and the State Disaster […]
MPKS food aid project benefitted over 30k people
KUCHING: The Community Pantry Project 1.0 and 2.0 initiated by Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS), which took place from July 4 to 22, benefitted some 30,480 people in Samarahan. MPKS council member and the project’s organising chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said this was equivalent to 15 percent of the population in Samarahan, with 7,620 […]
No walk–in-the-park for councillors
KUCHING: Covid-19 pandemic or not, it is certainly no rest and no walk-in-the-park for the local councillors, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. “Whether we are in Covid-19 times or not, the local councils must, by law, handle public wastes, cut the grass, do street-sweeping and street lighting, desludging, road repairing, […]
