SK Matang Jaya students join amazing green race
KUCHING: Some 50 Year Six students of SK Matang Jaya recently took part in Trienekens’ Amazing Green Race (AGR) to grab the chance of becoming this year’s winners. The AGR is an outdoor-based game activity planned under the joint solid waste management and recycling education programme by Trienekens and Padawan Municipal Council (MPP). The game […]
Primary school students take part in environment friendly games
KUCHING: Some 50 Year Six students of SK Matang Jaya recently took part in Trienekens’ Amazing Green Race (AGR) to grab the chance of becoming this year’s winners. The AGR is an outdoor-based game activity planned under the joint solid waste management and recycling education organised by Trienekens and Padawan Municipal Council (MPP). The game […]
MPP chairman: Continue to encourage younger generation to recycle
KUCHING: Many initiatives should be done in order to achieve environmental wellbeing, including increasing the recycling rate. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said continuing to encourage the younger generation, specifically students, in making recycling a daily habit was also another. “Like it or not, we have to change our mindset and habit […]
MPP chairman explains the need for a new office
KUCHING: The new Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) office is a long-term plan to complement development plans, said Lo Khere Chiang. The MPP chairman said the existing old MPP office does not have an auditorium, multi-purpose hall or gardens. Hence, the building that will be built on a 20-acre site will be equipped with a natural […]
Prioritise drainage system over new MPP building: Chong
KUCHING: Chong Chieng Jen today told Dr Sim Kui Hian and Lo Khere Chiang to shelve the planning of a new Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) building in Semenggok. Instead, the Stampin Member of Parliament (MP) said that the allocation and the people’s money are better put to better use by improving the existing drainage system. […]
Village chiefs urged to bring issues to council
KOTA PADAWAN: Community leaders and village headmen (KMKK) are urged to collaborate with members of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) so that any issues that are raised can be brought to the council directly. Chairman of MPP, Lo Khere Chiang said that the councilors faced difficulties to be aware of the issues involving the local communities […]
Monsoon drain along Jalan Stakan to overcome flooding, soil erosion
KUCHING: The Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Sarawak is building a monsoon drain along Jalan Stakan to overcome the problems of flooding and soil erosion in the area. Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the flood mitigation project, which consisted of the construction of a reinforced concrete drain and reinforced wall […]
Kpg Sapit road access project under federal purview
KOTA PADAWAN: The road access construction project to Kampung Sapit is under the purview of the Public Works Department (PWD) and not under Padawan Municipal Council (MPP). Chairman of MPP, Lo Khere Chiang said that the task of the council is only confined to maintaining the minor road. “We are not involved in the project […]
MPP chief sounds alarm over rising road casualties
KUCHING: Accidents and fatalities on the road in the Padawan area have near doubled in the last two years. A worried Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang on Tuesday appealed to all motorists to keep safety foremost on their mind when they get behind the wheel. Shortly after a full council meeting he […]
Flood mitigation not under local councils’ purview
KUCHING: Flood mitigation masterplan is not under the purview of local councils, said Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman, Lo Khere Chiang. Lo stressed that the federal government, particularly its department, Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) is responsible for flood mitigation. He pointed out that the federal government proposes flood mitigation plans for major drainage […]
