Continued help for rural folks, assures Pairin
Thursday, 16 November 2006 (Source: Daily Express)

KUDAT: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan assured that the Government will continue to assist the rural people in terms of economic development through three objectives.

These are to open up new economic opportunities to help the rural communities generate additional income, to safeguard rural social institutions and implementation of rural development programmes involving the people.

Pairin, who is also State Rural Development Minister, said this while opening a Kampung/Kudat Zone Local Economy Development Planning course at the District Office hall here, in an address delivered by his Deputy Permanent Secretary, Abdul Razak Datuk Haji Walid.

In this respect, the rural communities must be prepared to change their mindset in line with current developments that could help improve their income, he said.

The Village Development and Security Committees (JKKKs) should also strive to disseminate the necessary information towards increasing public awareness on the need to co-operate with the various government agencies on every development programme and project that could fully benefit the people in general, he added.

The course was attended by some 100 JKKK members and chairmen drawn from the Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Banggi and Matunggong districts.

Also present was District Officer Sebastian Lim and heads of State and Federal departments.