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Village chiefs deserve better remuneration

Village chiefs Great things happen nationally when topmost leadership is goaded and supported from below — John W. Gardner (1971–Present), British writer known for having written Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, The Last American, The Bogie Man, A History of Violence, and Button Man, to name a few. VILLAGE chiefs or more commonly referred to as […]

Village chiefs get appointment letters

MIRI: Twenty-nine community leaders and village heads in Telang Usan received their reappointment and appointment certificates. Five of them received received their re-appointment certificates while the rest, who are new appointees, received their appointment letters. According to a news report by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), those reappointed were Temenggong Elizabeth Deng from Kampung Long […]

Govt paying you, minister reminds local leaders

SIBU: Village chiefs and community leaders have been told not to be in opposition to the government as they are earning from the government. ‘It is the government that channels the allocation to pay the village chief’s allowance and the salary of the community leader,” reminded Assistant Minister of Talent Development, Ministry of Education, Innovation […]

Body of missing village chief found

MIRI: The body of an elderly man, reported missing since Friday (November 12), was found floating in Sungai Abang, Baram this morning (Nov 15). Miri Fire and Rescue department (Bomba) zone 6 chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said the body was found by the Search and Rescue (SAR) team at 9am about 4km from where […]

Don’t use village chiefs as tools to create hatred

KUCHING: Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis hoped that the Tuai Rumah (longhouse/village chiefs) will not be used as a tool to create hatred towards the government of the day. “I sympathise with certain village chiefs who are being used by the opposition as a platform to hate on the government. “Similarly, there are individuals […]

Try not to go to Bintulu

KUCHING: Kakus constituents residing in Tatau District are urged to not go to Bintulu District unless necessary. Assistant Native Laws and Customs Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai reminded that this was to break the Covid-19 transmission chain. “Likewise, for those who are in Bintulu or urban areas, they are also not encouraged to return to […]

Take heed of projects, village chiefs told

SEMOP: Community leaders and village chiefs should always be aware of projects being implemented in their respective villages. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Ukas) Abdullah Saidol said community heads also need to establish good cooperation with agencies and elected representatives so that problems in villages can be resolved immediately. “Grassroots […]

Don’t mine gold at Mt. Tabai anymore!

BAU: People from surrounding villages of Mount Tabai have been urged to not involve in the illegal gold mining activities. Kampung Bijuray Mongag chief (KK) Ripay Sikan, 52, noted that many people frequent the area to mine gold which seems to be the easy way out. “This mining activity has also become a source of […]

Ray of hope for villagers

SIMANGGANG: Villagers of Munggu Demam in Sri Aman see a ray of hope in the appointment of new village chief Walter Joseph, who accepts the development provided by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government. In support of the leadership under the new village chief, Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis has allocated a minor rural […]

50 attend seminar on Iban customs

BINTULU: An Adat Iban 1993 (Iban customs) seminar/workshop for community leaders (ketua masyarakat) and village chiefs (ketua kaum) of Tatau District was held last Monday (Oct 26) till Tuesday (Oct 27) at Promenade Hotel here. Fifty ketua masyarakat and ketua kaum (KMKK) were involved in the two-day programme. Present at the event were Council for Customs […]