Cooperation inked to create better neighbourhoods
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is working together with Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) Mile 10 and Community Neigbourhood Watch (KRT) Semaba Park to take care of the welfare of the residents of the two neighbourhoods and surrounding areas. MPP chairman Tan Kai, in a statement yesterday, said a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed […]
Padawan Municipal Council seizes unauthorised advertising signage boards
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has removed and confiscated 43 advertising signage boards without council approval from various companies and business premises during a recent operation called Ops Cabut. The operation was conducted in response to numerous complaints received by MPP from the public. “These advertising signs were mainly placed along the main road […]
Hari Raya Aidilfitri Combined Open House on May 7
BY LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: The highly anticipated Hari Raya Aidilfitri Combined Open House 2023 will take place on Sunday, May 7, 2023, from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at Dewan Komuniti, Kampung Haji Baki. This joyous event is set to be a grand celebration, organised in collaboration by Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr. Sim Kui […]
Early waste collection for DBKU areas, some areas under MBKS, MPP
KUCHING: In conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, Trienekens has announced that waste collection services for all areas under the jurisdiction of the Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) with Friday collection schedule willl be carried out one day earlier (April 20). It said that this included some selected areas under the Kuching South […]
DAP calls attention to housing drain woes
KUCHING: Drains at Lorong 13D, Taman Flora are said to be in a bad condition and opposition DAP wants the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) to look into the problem. Michael Kong, special assistant to DAP Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen, said accumulated silt was presently about three inches thick in the drains due to soil […]
Padawan latest to join Unicef effort on children
PADAWAN: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has become the fourth local authority to join a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) effort to promote the rights of children. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unicef on its Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). At the signing ceremony on Wednesday, MPP chairman Tan Kai highlighted that MPP […]
Councillors play vital role in bridging communities
KUCHING: Local councillors play a crucial role in bridging the community, the local council, and the government, which will indirectly determine the quality of life among the local residents. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said as they are part of the government and considered frontliners to the community, they must be prepared […]
Council told to engage with traders on renovation
KUCHING: Special assistant to Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen, Michael Kong has called on the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) to engage with all the stakeholders and traders on the current progress of the Mile 7 Wet Market renovation. According to Kong, many of the traders are left in uncertainty on the […]
Ten dirty food outlets shut for two weeks
KUCHING: Ten food premises under the supervision of the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) have been ordered to close by the Kuching Division Health Office for failing to meet cleanliness standards. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the closure of the seven coffee shops, two bakeries and one restaurant in Kota Sentosa, Stapok, Pusat Komersial Liang […]
Ramadan Bazaars to sell household items, Raya attires
KOTA PADAWAN: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) allows hawkers to sell household items, Hari Raya attires as well as fireworks and firecrackers in addition to food and beverages at its Ramadan Bazaars. The council has announced 11 locations for its Ramadan bazaars. MPP deputy chairman Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said, “The council has taken into […]
