LONDON: The inaugural Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak 2025 United Kingdom (UK) Edition held here is set to become an annual event following the overwhelming response and enthusiastic participation from the Sarawakian student community abroad.
Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg made the announcement during a brief speech at the Sarawakian Students’ dinner held in conjunction with the programme on Saturday night.
According to him, next year’s edition of the Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak 2025 UK programme will be held in the city of Manchester.
“After discussions with fellow Sarawak Cabinet Ministers here, we have decided that the Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak 2025 UK Edition will become an annual event starting next year,” he said.
Far more than a simple gathering, the UK edition of Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak served as a platform for students to engage directly with state leaders and gain deeper insights into Sarawak’s development plans, particularly under the Post-COVID19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030.
The programme brought together approximately 230 Sarawakian students currently pursuing studies in the UK, France and Germany, offering a meaningful opportunity to reconnect with their roots while exploring ways to contribute to their home state’s progress.
Programme director, Amirruddin Ahmat, a Master’s student in Subsurface Energy Engineering at the University of Manchester, described the event as a vital link between Sarawak’s leadership and its youth abroad.
“I’ve attended Lan Berambeh in Kuala Lumpur before, but many students here in the UK have never experienced it. That’s why we wanted to bring the spirit of Lan Berambeh to the UK – giving us the opportunity to meet the Premier and senior leaders of the Sarawak Government,” he said.
Mohammad Aniq Ashwin Abuzar, a law student at the University of the West of England Bristol, highlighted the significance of the overseas edition, noting that it gave students a stronger voice.
“Through this programme, I feel that our voices are being heard. I also see a genuine opportunity for us, Sarawakian youth from diverse fields, to return and contribute to Sarawak. That sense of connection is especially strong today,” he said.
Amir Dzakwan, an undergraduate in Computing, IT and Business Management at the University of Surrey, emphasised the importance of exposure to current development efforts in Sarawak.
“Being far away, we don’t always know what’s happening in Sarawak. But learning about these initiatives inspires us and becomes a stepping stone for us to give back to our homeland,” he said.
