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frontline agency of the government in
such social matters. To provide better
assistance to rural farmers who flock
to the city every weekend to sell their
farm products, DBKU has teamed
up with FAMA in the setting up of
a new and conducive market place,
Medan Niaga which is expected to be
operational in the later part of this year
in Petra Jaya. DBKU has also partner
with the SSPCA (Sarawak Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) in
carrying out castration and controlling
stray cats, dogs on the streets as an
ongoing service for the community.
together in a safe, secure and friendly
environment. Naturally, our police
and other governmental agencies and
ministries have contributed generously
to the well being of our city which
today continues to show its people side
to visitors from all over the world,” he
added.
The Mayor summed it all up as
‘Esprit de corps’ in our shared destiny
of making Kuching City a livable and
pleasant place. Even the elderly and
handicap members of society here
are treated with care and respect
in specially built homes and centres
with support from all sectors of the
society. It is such caring attitude
that has built the city over the years
and continued to be pursued by the
government and society at large.
It was therefore not surprising that
among the accolades of Kuching City
include being conferred the status
of ‘Cleanest City in Malaysia ’ by a
United Nation agency.
Additionally, DBKU puts in much effort
to alleviate the urban poor in the city,
working with NGOs in different areas
of expertise like shelter, education,
food and counseling for these groups
of people. Most of the council’s
activities in the area are carried out
as part of its CSR (Corporate Social
Responsibility) initiatives as the most
“While we can talk about our past
achievements, we must place more
emphasis on the future as this will
determine where we go from here,”
he pointed out. “As an agency at the
forefront of the city’s development,
we have to continuously monitor
our contributions and strive to
improve wherever possible as new
developments and changes require
different approaches to doing
things, which means we must also
be innovative and seek residents
feedbacks to carry out our work. In line
with the international demand for low
carbon index in our activities, DBKU
has long advocate green concepts in
its dealings with residences, NGOs,
government agencies and industries to
continue to make the city a green and
livable one.”
In the quest to be responsive to the
demands from all residents in the
city, DBKU has even upgraded its
service lines to be a 24-hour on-call
line (082-446688) for convenience,
timely and responsive agency. It has
also identified more areas within the
city as green lungs and recreational
facilities for residences and the public
alike by continuously making the city
more user friendly and healthy too!
www.dbku.gov.my
Kuching North City Council (DBKU), Bukit Siol, Jalan Semariang, Petra Jaya,
For further information, please contact
93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Tel: +6082 446688 Fax: +6082 446414 Website: www.dbku.gov.my
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