Council unhappy with Sarawak DAP chairman’s allegations
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) sent its sympathies to the family of the man who died when a section of Jalan Batu Kitang collapsed in July 2021. Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen had alleged that MPP failed to give any compensation to the victim’s family. “Chong being a lawyer and […]
Help combat illegal dumping: MPP
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) had to fork out RM120,000 last year to clear waste dumped indiscriminately in areas under its jurisdiction. The common areas for illegal dumping are Jalan Kangkok Batu Kawa, Kuching City Mall area, Jalan Arang 15C1, Jalan Ensing Timur Batu Kawa and Jalan Khung Phin Ulu. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo […]
Programme aims to strengthen Unimas cooperation
KUCHING: Some 85 participants, including directors, deans, heads of responsibility centres, association presidents and representatives of the Student Representative Council (MPP) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), are in Bintulu since Tuesday (Jan 18) for the Program Sumbangsaran Majlis Dekan 2022. According to a statement from Unimas on Wednesday (Jan 19), the four-day programme was a […]
Batu Kitang rep inspects Rela centre’s flood preparations
KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang paid a visit to the 10th Mile People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) Operations Centre situated behind the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) building here on Wednesday (Jan 19). Lo, who is also MPP chairman, and his team were there to monitor the progress of the centre’s preparations as well inspect […]
Caring Food Aid 3.0 continues to help needy families
KUCHING: The Caring Food Aid 3.0 campaign resumes with some 300 sets of dry rations handed out to needy families. The campaign, organised by Persatuan Penjaja dan Peniaga Bahagian Kuching dan Samarahan, was held at the East Gate City commercial centre, 9th Mile, Jalan Kuching-Serian, last Saturday (Nov 27). The needy families were identified with the […]
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Eight students lauded; three of whom have learning disabilities
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang has praised the participants of the Fifth International One Belt One Road Science and Technology competition who have varying learning disabilities. Lo, who represented Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, said that three of the eight participants in the […]
Bank services will uplift Padawan’s economy
KUCHING: Bank Rakyat’s latest branch will be opened for operation soon following the setting up of its branch in the Sentosa Parade near here. Disclosing this, Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said banks are always encouraged to open branches in the Padawan area. “The distance from Sentosa Parade to Mile 10 is […]
Certificates, souvenirs for eight clean eateries
KUCHING: Eight coffee shops operators in Padawan Municipal Council’s (MPP) jurisdiction were awarded appreciation certificates and souvenirs for being outstanding in its ‘Clean Food Premises Campaign 2021’. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang stated that the campaign was organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing Malaysia and the eight coffee shops were the most […]
Work on wholesale centre site begins on Nov 4
KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang on Monday (Nov 1) handed over a Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) allocation of RM200,000 to a contractor, Syarikat Adeeb Nazran, for the construction of a wholesale centre site at Mile 6. Lo, chairman of the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP), said work on the two-month project would begin on […]
