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Flash flood at Jalan Semaba resolved

KUCHING: Soil erosion and flash flood problem affecting the residents at Jalan Semaba here will be solved with improved drainage system and retaining wall through the Rural Transformation Project (RTP). Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said the improvement is among the 11 RTPs implemented in Kota Sentosa and Batu Kitang with a total cost […]

Rotary Club bid to improve village literacy

KUCHING: A fully equipped library and resource centre was handed over by the Kuching Rotary Club to the Kampung Haji Baki Residents Committee on Saturday (Sept 17) to increase literacy among children, students and parents. “This library is a lifetime project to enhance the literacy of residents and future generations of Kampung Haji Baki, its […]

Public market hawkers urged to participate in anti-rat campaign

KUCHING: Hawkers at public markets are urged to participate in the rat control campaign by constantly practising cleanliness to avoid rat-borne diseases. In an effort to spread awareness, Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) organised the ‘Gotong-Royong Pembersihan Pasar Awam’ programme at the Kota Padawan public market, Batu 10 here, on Monday (Aug 1). According to a […]

Council workers show the way

KUCHING: As a message to get traders to get into the act, Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) workers cleaned the ditches around the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) farmer’s market in Matang Jaya on Wednesday (July 28). The activity was part of the ‘Clean Town’ programme in conjunction with the ongoing Kuching Cleanliness Month. MPP chairman […]

Cooperate with the enumerators, Padawan residents told

KUCHING: Residents in the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) areas are urged to cooperate fully with the enumerators deployed by the State Statistics Department to carry out ‘The Population & Housing Census’ via face-to-face interviews. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the interviews would commence on Aug 16 and last until Oct 31 after several postponements […]

New ‘Railway Park’ opens mid-September

By Rachel Mina KUCHING: Another Kota Padawan Recreation Park will be opened to the public in mid-September, Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) said. MPP Councillor Shirley Pui said the recreation park, under the Projek Rakyat initiative, is to be called ‘Railway Park’. Rizqiy Engineering manager Iskandar Ibrahim handed over the completion document to Pui yesterday (Sept […]