Planning viable modern waste management
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) is planning to set up a sustainable and environmental-friendly modern waste management to control the rising waste of the area. Its chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the current waste management was no longer suitable to assist rapid consumption by its increased population. “The biggest challenge for MPKS now […]
Businesses will thrive in Samarahan
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos has expressed confidence that businesses will thrive in Samarahan in the next 20 years when the traffic problems in the area are resolved. “With housing and property development coming up in addition to new government buildings, by 2030 Kota Samarahan will likely become a city,” […]
Unfolding Kimura legacy
KUCHING: Officials from Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS), Samarahan Resident Office and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) visited the Kimura family in Kampung Quop near here today in an effort to revive and perpetuate the family’s history. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the initiative was aimed at preserving the history of Hiroshi Kimura, a Japanese […]
MPP issues licences to 27 pet dogs
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) last Saturday (Sept 26) joined the World Rabies Day celebration at the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Community Hall. The event was organised by the Sarawak Veterinary Department and participated by other agencies such as MBKS, Kuching North City Hall (DBKU), Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) and […]
Temporary closure for road section
KUCHING: A section of Jalan Al Muttaqin in front of the Kota Samarahan Bus Terminal will be temporarily closed to the public from 8am tomorrow (Sept 19) until 11.59pm on Tuesday (Sept 22) for construction works. In a statement on Friday (Sept 18), Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) informed that the closed section was the […]
Sarawak on road to prosperity
KUCHING: Finally receiving the RM2.95 billion state sales tax (SST) payment from Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) for 2019 is a sweet and lucrative victory for Sarawak, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He said this success was attributable to the persistent and determined hard work and legal fight put up by […]
Prudent, wise to extend RMCO: Minos
KUCHING: It would be prudent and wise to extend the recovery movement control order (RMCO) beyond its scheduled expiry on August 31, opined Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He said this was considering that the Covid-19 virus was evidently still present as indicated by the sporadic infections in the country as […]
New signboards on waste collection
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) will put up signboards at strategic spots in Samarahan soon to inform the public on its waste collection schedule. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said apart from the waste collection schedule, the signboards will include the contact numbers where complains can be directed to if waste collection is […]
Market traders urged to comply with SOPs
KUCHING: All traders must strictly observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) such as wearing of face masks and physical distancing at Riyal Market in Kota Samarahan to contain the spread of Covid-19. “On top of that, they must have their temperatures taken and provide personal details twice a day — one in the morning and […]
Residents live ‘under siege’
KUCHING: Residents in Samarahan have expressed fear and concern over Covid-19, with the area in a somewhat precarious position with several clusters surrounding it. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos explained that Kota Samarahan was in a difficult position – not too far away in the east are the Covid-19 clusters of […]
