Developer honoured at Sabah head’s birthday bash
KOTA KINABALU: The man tasked with leading the redevelopment of the popular Tanjung Aru beach was among seven people heading the state honours list in conjunction with the Sabah Yang DiPertua Negri’s birthday celebrations.
Tanjung Aru Eco Development executive director Datuk Victor Paul was among those named as Seri Panglima Darjah Kinabalu (SPDK) recipients, carrying the Datuk Seri Panglima title.
Other SPDK recipients also included Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan and state Special Tasks Minister Datuk Teo Chee Kang as well as InspectorGeneral of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.
They were among 1,023 recipients of the State Awards in conjunction with Tun Ahmad Juhar Mahiruddin’s 64th birthday festivities.
A total of 67 people, including a former Olympian, politicians, reli- gious leaders, civil servants, former athletes and businessmen were bestowed the Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK), which carries the Datuk title.
They include retired policeman Zainuddin Wahab, who represented Malaysia in the 1972 Munich Olympics in Germany, where he qualified for the semi-finals in the 200m run.
Also honoured with the PGDK award were Peter Govind, a middle distance runner and former Prisons Department officer, Anthony Linggian @ Chong Yuk Ken, Sabah’s only international badminton umpire, state Anglican Bishop Rev Melter Jiki Tais, who is also president of the 10-member Sabah Council of Churches, Luyang state assemblyman Hiew King Cheu of MCA, Sabah police chief Datuk Ramli Din and historian Danny Wong Tze Ken.
The awards were presented at an investiture ceremony at the Istana Negeri that was preceded with a parade at the historic Padang Merdeka.