SIMANGGANG: The Sri Aman District Council (MDSA) will host the Earth Hour 2026 state local authority-level programme on Mar 28.
MDSA chairman Anthony Abell Chendan said the programme will be preceded by side activities on March 27, including a workshop on making soap from used cooking oil and a school-level colouring competition.
“On the morning of March 28, we will organise a gotong-royong with Sri Aman residents, open counters for dog licence applications and assessment tax payments at the ground floor of the MDSA Library building, as well as a mass aerobics session.
“Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian will officiate the programme at 8.30pm at Mini Stadium Sri Aman by symbolically switching off the lights for one hour simultaneously with government agencies here,” he told a press conference on the programme here today (Mar 24).
He added that during the lights-off period, the programme will also feature video screenings related to environmental conservation and climate change.
Anthony said that the programme will be livestreamed on social media, with between 200 and 250 participants expected to join via links provided to 28 local authorities across the state.
“I call on all residents of Sri Aman to switch off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances at 8.30pm on March 28 to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment.
“We hope this programme will instil sustainable living practices in the daily lives of residents and position Sri Aman as an environmentally conscious community to outsiders,” he said.
Earth Hour is a global movement initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature, encouraging people to switch off their lights for one hour as a symbol of commitment to environmental protection and efforts to combat climate change.
