Kpg Usahajaya Baru hosts Ngiling Tikai
SIBU: Kampung Usahajaya Baru in Sentosa hosted a Ngiling Tikai ceremony recently.
Organiser Mamat Pata said the village has always celebrated Gawai Dayak in the spirit of 1Malaysia.
“There are about 800 Ibans here. We live in a great neighbourly spirit with others such as the Chinese and Malays,” he said.
Sarawak United People’s Party ( SUPP) Bukit Assek chairman Chieng Buong Toon and his son Joseph Chieng were among the guests.
Mamat said Joseph and his team of SUPP members have been helpful in resolving various problems faced by the people in
There are about 800 Ibans here. We live in a great neighbourly spirit with others such as the Chinese and Malays. Mamat Pata, Ngiling Tikai ceremony organiser
Sentosa.
“We in Sentosa vouch for him as an election candidate,” he said.
Joseph, who is a Sibu Municipal Council ( SMC) council lor, is a potential candidate for the Lanang parliamentary seat.
According to Joseph, SUPP and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu ( PBB) have joint ly submitted an infrastructure development plan for Kampung Usahajaya Baru to the federal government.
He said the plan was drafted following a recent visit by SUPP Bukit Assek, SUPP Dudong, and PBB Dudong.
Joseph said they noted problems such as clogged drains, f lash floods, and poor road surfaces.
He also promised to convey the requests of villagers to SMC.