SERIAN: Kampung Taee folk have been urged to produce more graduates, skilled workers and talented sportspersons and artistes.
Minister of Youth and Sports and Solidarity Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong, who made the call, said the village, being the first Bidayuh village in Serian to receive formal education, should take the lead in human capital development.
“We must work together so that the Bidayuhs, being the minority group, are not left behind as the country achieves developed nation status. No matter where you come from—Bukar or Sadong, or from Serian, Padawan, Penrissen, Bau or Lundu—we, as Bidayuhs, should by now be dialect-blind and region-blind so that we remain united and able to move forward together,” he said at the Gawai Dayak eve dinner at the village on Tuesday.
The dinner, themed ‘Makat Mera Maju Bisamah’ (Let’s Rise and Progress Together), featured several cultural performances by the village’s cultural troupe.
On the May 7 state election, he thanked voters in Kampung Taee, the biggest Bukar Bidayuh village in Tebedu constituency, for his victory.
He attributed their support as a key factor to his re-election for the fifth consecutive term as Tebedu assemblyman, which was achieved with a higher majority.
“I got re-elected for five more years. For this, I want to say a big thank you to voters in Kampung Taee.”
Manyin retained Tebedu after he defeated Alex Saben from PKR by a 6,193 vote-majority, the highest vote-majority among all eight BN Bidayuh assemblymen.
Also present at the dinner were political secretary to the chief minister, John David Nyauh, Serian District Council councillors and community leaders.
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