Council mulls speed breaker at Jalan Desa Wira
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) plans to lay a speed breaker marking (yellow transverse bar) to ease traffic flow along Jalan Desa Wira here. It is said that house owners in the Desa Wira housing estate are urging the local authority to build road humps along Jalan Desa Wira to ease their daily predicament […]
Seek approval from council first
KUCHING: Members of the public need to seek approval from the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) before embarking on any projects or charity in Padawan. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang pointed out that no one should do anything without the approval of the council as there were rules and regulations that needed to be abided by. […]
10th Mile Wet Market to be upgraded
KUCHING: The 10th Mile Wet Market will undergo an upgrading project worth RM44,520 which commenced on Monday (May 17). Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that the contract period of project is two months and is expected to be done by July 16. He also said that the project will be undertaken […]
MPP quick to respond
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) quickly sprang into action to cover a hole at Emart Matang here. Suara Sarawak, the sister paper for New Sarawak Tribune, received a query from a reader about the hole and notified MPP on Tuesday. MPP immediately paved and closed the hole, which can cause harm to public property and […]
Don’t be complacent, comply with SOPs
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang urged people to cooperate and comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to control the soaring cases of Covid-19 in Sarawak. “A lot of people have been vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine, but and then again we should not take things for granted,” said the Batu […]
Additional RoRo bins for waste
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) will be carrying out spring cleaning in preparation for the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Gawai festival from May 10 to June 3. As such, the council will be providing additional roll on-roll off (RoRo) bins or containers for residents to dispose of their waste. The locations of the RoRo […]
Play it safe, says MPP chief
KUCHING: Members of the public, especially hawkers, in areas under the jurisdiction of The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) reminded the public and hawkers under its jurisdiction to be alert and careful, especially when being out in public because of the current Covid-19 situation. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said this to reporters after visiting the […]
518 animal bite cases but zero rabies
KUCHING: A total of 518 animal bite cases have been recorded in Padawan Municipal Council (MPP)’s area as of April 25 this year but with zero rabies cases. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang noted that of these, 518 bite cases, 286 or about 55 percent were bites from pet dogs. “That is the reason why […]
Move to tackle open burning issue
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is conducting on-going joint operations or investigations with the Natural Resources Environment Board and Department of Environment to tackle the issue of open burning at residential areas. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said this included advising and warning offenders. He emphasised that members of the public must play their roles […]
Have a heart, smokers told
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang wants smokers to be considerate and adhere to the smoking ban at eateries. He urged smokers to take into consideration the current Covid-19 situation and the burden faced by the government. “The whole administration and country, from the leaders down to our administrators and enforcers, are […]
