Minos sworn in as Serian District Council chairman
BY AMYLY YONG KAI HUI & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDER KUCHING: Datuk Peter Minos has been officially appointed as the new chairman for the Serian District Council (SDC). He promises to bring his 10-year experience as the former chairman of the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) to the council and make Serian an even more advanced […]
Echoes of Time
‘The church bell tolls not just for time, but for the unity and strength of a community.’ – Helen Keller (1880 – 1968); a deaf and blind American author, lecturer, and political activist During my formative years, spanning the late 1950s to the first half of the 1960s, one memory stands out vividly — the […]
School, village, church win in landscape contest
SERIAN: The 2023 Landscape Competition here awarded top honours to SMK Serian, Kampung Simpok, and St. Matthew’s Church Kampung Mundai in the categories of school, village, and place of worship, respectively. This competition, a first of its kind in the division, celebrated efforts in environmental awareness and beautification. The award ceremony, officiated by Serian District […]
Fresh approach to public toilet management
SERIAN: The Serian District Council (MDS) has taken proactive efforts to maintain cleanliness and functionality of public toilets. Its chairman Lim Hock Meng said that the council is addressing issues related to the maintenance of these essential amenities by stressing the systematic approach to combat vandalism and improve public toilet management. “These essential facilities, subject […]
Help plan and monitor project implementations
SERIAN: Local councillors were told to assist in planning and monitoring the implementation of projects in their respective council jurisdictions. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Deputy Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan said councillors are intermediaries between local community and the Sarawak government. “Council members are entities that connect the community to the local authorities. “In […]
