Call to register for city council’s events
KUCHING: Sarawakians are invited to take the chance to register for Kuching Zumba Fiesta 2024 and Mayor’s Walk 2024. The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has called on the community to register for the excitement and health benefit events. “The Kuching Zumba Fiesta 2024 will take place this Sunday (August 4), at Jubilee Ground, Jalan […]
Mayor’s Walk set to draw 10,000
KUCHING: The Mayor’s Walk organised by the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is expected to attract more than 10,000 participants. MBKS Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng who welcomed the public’s participation called on them to show up early at the event location along Jalan Canna Lily Boulevard on Aug 18. “We have prepared about 10,000 […]
MBKS supports NGOs in organising community programmes
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will give full support and co-operation to all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in organising beneficial programmes for the community. Its mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said that events such as the International Day of Yoga brings a positive impact on the Kuching community. “I urge other NGOs to also […]
MBKS lauds for its best record management governance
KUCHING : Kuching South City Council (MBKS) recently won the Sarawak State Public Service Records Management Evaluation and Appreciation Award (City and Municipal Council level) 2023 under the Best City / Municipal Council Category. In its press statement issued today (June 27) said the award was organised by the Sarawak State Library with the main […]
Cross-country walk encourages healthy lifestyle
KUCHING: The Cross-Country Walk programme serves as a call for everyone to persist in exercising and developing a healthy lifestyle. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng made this remark when officiating at the Cross-Country Walk 6.0 SJK Chung Hua No.3 here on Friday. According to him, with improved living standards, many […]
Four Kota Sentosa projects worth RM240k ready
KUCHING: Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap has joined the ceremonies marking the completion of four Sarawak government Rural Transformation Projects, totalling RM240,000, overseen by the Kuching South City Council (MBKS). The four people-centric projects were all completed on schedule namely – upgrading Green Heights Recreation Park at a cost of RM50,000; upgrading Borneo Garden Recreation […]
It’s taboo, says Tun Jugah Foundation
KUCHING: The Tun Jugah Foundation thanked the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) for promoting the Gawai Dayak Festival. However, according to the senior advisor of the Tun Jugah Foundation Dr Peter Mulok Kedit, dressing the Padungan Cat Statue with the sirat and ketapu (loin cloth and head dress) is taboo according to most Iban customs. […]
Council ensures fair tender process
KUCHING: Transparency practices are crucial among local authorities, particularly in selecting contractors for development projects. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng provided an example, stating that after the council goes through the tender and quotation process; the management opens the tender forms to all tenderers and then passes them back for […]
Asfia dismisses DAP Chong’s emergency motion
STATE Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar dismissed the emergency motion filed by Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan) seeking a review of Kuching South City Council’s (MBKS) decision to bar a durian hawker from trading at the Padungan Seasoned Fruit Market. In his ruling, Asfia stressed the fact of the […]
STEM via coding and robotics for youngsters
BY NUR ATIQAH QURATULAINI and GILLVEN MIXCOLLIN KUCHING: Youngsters will now have access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning anchored on coding and robotics. The programme, the first of such for young ones, is available at a robotics centre opened by RoboThink.Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Datuk Wee Hong Seng who lauded the […]
