Resource centre to benefit villagers in Nangka

SIBU: The government has allocated RM4.5 million to build a resource centre for villages in the Nangka constituency through the Rural Transformation Programme ( RTP).

Nangka assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee said the construction of the centre will cost RM500,000 and is scheduled to take five years to complete once it begins in January 2016.

The villages that will benefit from it include Kampung Datu, Kampung Datu Bahru, Kampung Hilir, Kampung Jeriah, Kampung Seduan, Kampung Nangka, Kampung Hijrah, Kampung Bahagia Jaya and three longhouses.

“This resource centre can accommodate 100 students and is equipped with a library, recreational areas and meeting rooms to cater to the need of the local community,” Dr Annuar said when officiating at the certificate and gift presentation ceremony for Tadika Hikmah Sibu 2015 at a hotel here yesterday.

Present was Tadika Hikmah Sibu Parent-Teacher Association president Helmi Junaidi.

Yayasan Asia also sponsored 500 English textbooks to nine primary schools in Nangka. The books will be used for the ‘ I Speak English’ programme which will be launched next year.

Selected schools for the programme include SK Abang Ali, SK Agama, SK St Mary, SK Nanga Bon, SK Ulu Sungai Merah, SK Batu 10, SK Bahagia Jaya, SK Batu 15 and SK Bandaran No. 3.

Dr Annuar said the objective of the programme is to strengthen the English language among the younger generation.

Dr Annuar (back row, sixth left) poses for a group photo with graduates of Tadika Hikmah Sibu.

Dr Annuar (centre) and Helmi (third right) cut the cake with graduates at the ceremony.

Talib hands over a piece of the donated items to Norhafiza witnessed by others.