Rurum Kelabit to hold delegates conference

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Rurum Kelabit to hold delegates conference

Tuesday, 25 May 2010 12:32

KUCHING: Rurum Kelabit Sarawak (RKS) will be holding its Triennial Delegates Conference (TDC) to elect members of its State Council, the organisation’s governing body at the Dynasty Hotel, Miri on June 2.

A total of 50 delegates and 150 observers are expected. There may be some changes in the membership of the State Council following the TDC.

This was disclosed by RKS president, Gerawat Gala.

He said that all five RKS branches and its Wanita Wing have successfully held their triennial general meetings as required by the Registrar of Society. The theme for the TDC is “Building a Progressive and Resilient Community”.

He hoped that the new leadership of RKS after the TDC would continue to drive RKS forward as a platform for the community’s progress and building the community’s resilience to achieve Vision 2020.

“Although RKS has done well in the last three years there is always room for improvement,” he pointed out.

The organisation has two new faces in the leadership at the branch level. In the Women’s Wing, its veteran and long serving leader, Datin Sri Mariam Balan Seling has decided to hand over the leadership to her deputy, school principal Connie Aping Trang while the new Bintulu branch chairman is entrepreneur Felix George Ukab. The others who were returned unopposed as branch chairman are Cr. John Trawe (Bario Branch), Petrus Raja (Marudi Branch), Dick Bala (Pujut Miri Branch) and Datu Robert Lian Balangalibun (Kuching Branch).

The RKS Triennial Delegates Conference (TDC) will start from 8.30 am until 1pm June 2. An Appreciation and Installation Dinner will be held at the Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club, Miri starting 6.30 pm.

Special Adviser in the Chief Minister’s Office, Datuk Amar Haji Adenan Satem who is also affectionately known among the Kelabit community as Datuk Amar Maran Ribad, will be the guest of honour at the dinner.

On behalf of the Kelabit community, the president wishes to extend his warm Gawai greetings to all his Dayak colleagues and hopes that the new season will bring abundant blessings for the Dayak community.

Invitation letters to the TDC had been sent to the delegates and observers.

The dinner tickets are on sale since May15. Contact chairman of the dinner organising committee, Tusan Na’an (019-8554642) for the dinner tickets.

For more information on the TDC programmes, log onto rks@ rurum.org.my or call 019-885 1022 (Musa Adun Paran) or 013-805 6640 (Caroline Agan S. Bala Raja).