Red-letter day for recipients

KUCHING: Sarawak Plantation Bhd chairman Datuk Abdul Hamed Sepawi (pic, left) is among the top two who leads the honour list of recipients being bestowed awards and medals at an investiture ceremony in conjunction with Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng’s 91st birthday today.

He will be awarded the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak which carries the title Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang.

Abdul Hamed, who holds a Bachelor of Science from University of Malaya and a Bachelor of Forestry from Australia National University, is also the chairman of two other public listed companies namely Naim Holdings Bhd and Smartag Solutions Bhd.

Another recipient of this high honour is General (Rtd) Tan Sri Datuk Mohd Ghazali Datuk Mohd Seth.

The Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak which carries the title Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak goes to renowned architect and managing director of Arkitek KDI Sdn Bhd, Datuk John Lau (pic, right).

Lau and his team have been responsible for numerous well-designed buildings locally and international. He completed his Chinese Senior High School education at Catholic High School, Sibu in 1965.

He went on to study architecture at the University of Melbourne graduating in 1973. After a short stint in JKR he established Kumpulan Design (KD) in Sibu in 1977.

Arkitek KDI Sdn Bhd (Kumpulan Design International) was later registered in 1986 to reflect the international status of the company.

With over 39 years in architectural practice, Kumpulan Design/Arkitek KDI Sdn Bhd has been the training ground for numerous architects.

Also awarded in this category which carries the title ‘Dato Sri’, is Lingui Development Bhd managing director Yaw Chee Ming.

The Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak which carries the title Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (Honorary) is given to Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Dato Seri Setia Awang Mohd Nawawi Allahyarham Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Awang Mohd Taha.

He is the private secretary to the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

The Darjah Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak which carries the title Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang was conferred on Information, Communications and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum.

Whereas there are four recipients for the Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak namely Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak general manager Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Naili, Sarawak Forest director Ali Yusop, Local Government and Community Development permanent secretary Dr Penguang Manggil and state Health Director Dr Zulkifli Jantan.

There are six recipients of the Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak which awards the Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak namely Jameson Ahip Nawie from the Chief Minister’s Office, Kuching City South Council mayor James Chan, Roman Catholic Church head Archbishop John Ha, Ustaz Jogi Suhaili from the state Imam Besar Office, Samalaju Properties chief executive officer Isaac Lugun and Datuk Hajijah Uteh from Gedung Megah Sdn Bhd.

There are three recipients for the Johan Bintang Sarawak, six for the Johan Bintang Kenyalang which includes Olympian Pandelela Rinong Pamg and six for the Pingat Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (gold).

This year, there are 20 recipients for the Pegawai Bintang Sarawak, 49 for the Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang, 56 for the Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (silver), 220 for the Ahli Bintang Sarawak, 49 for the Ahli Bintang Kenyalang, 160 for Pingat Perkhidmatan Terpuji (bronze) and 269 for the Bentara Bintang Sarawak.

List of recipients of state honorary titles and awards in conjunct ion with the Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahudd in Abang Barieng’s 91st birthday on Sept 8

DARJAH UTAMA YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG KENYALANSGA RAWAK— Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang (DA) 1. Gen (Ret) Tan Sri Dato’ Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, 2. Datuk Abdul Hamed bin Sepawi

DARJAH YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG SARAWAK —- Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (PNBS) 1. Yaw Chee Ming 2. Dato’ John Lau Kah Sieng

DARJAH YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG SARAWAK— Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (Honorary) (PNBS) (H) 1. Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Data Seri Setia Haji Awang Mohd Nawawi bin Allahyarham Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Haji Awang Mohd Taha. DARJAHG EMILANGB INTANGK ENYALANG SARAWAK— P anglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang (PGBK) 1. Dato’ Joseph Salang anak Gandum

DARJAH JASA BAKTI SARAWAK— Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak (DJBS) 1. Haji Abang Mohd Shibli bin Abang Mohd Naili 2. Haji Ali bin Yusop 3. Dr Penguang anak Manggil 4. Dr Zulkifli bin Jantan

DARJAH YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG SARAWAK — Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak (PSBS) 1. Jameson Ahip Nawie 2. James Chan Khay Syn 3. Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock 4. Ustaz Haji Jogi bin Haji Suhaili 5. Isaac Lugun 6. Dato’ Hajjah Hajijah Uteh

DARJAH YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG SARAWAK —JOHAN BINTANG SARAWAK(JBS) 1. Kennedy Jawan 2. Mohamad Sadik bin Kethergany 3. Mohd Fadzil bin Abdul Rahman

DARJAH UTAMA YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG KENYALANG SARAWAK— JOHAN BINTANG KENYALAN(GJBK) 1. Jason Tai Hee 2. Nurdjajadi Djasan 3. Palu @ Paulus Palu anak Gumbang 4. Pandelela Rinong anak Pamg 5. Prof Dr Song Swee Hee @ Song Swee Teck 6. William Ghani Bina.

PINGAT PENTADBIRAN AWAM— PINGAT PERKHIDMATAN CEMERLANG(EMAS)(PPC) 1. Dr Abdul Rahim bin Abdullah 2. Haji Awang Hambali bin Haji Awang 3. Lai Kui Fong 4. Rodziah binti Haji Morshidi 5. Dr Sabariah Haji Putit 6. William anak Patrick Nyigor

DARJAH YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG SARAWAK —PEGAWAI BINTANG SARAWAK(PBS) 1. Abdul Razak bin Abdul Wahab 2. Awang Sauni bin Pengiran Anis 3. Azam bin Abd Hamid 4. Denis Leong Soon Kuai 5. Edward Jawi 6. Jin anak lman @ Nelson 7. Jirak @ Jidokson anak Raway 8. John anak Nyigor 9. Kwan Chwan Yaan 10. Malcom Mussen anak Lamoh 11. Mohamed Zahari bin Razali 12. Mohammed Noor bin Ahmad 13. Ngadan anak Melintang 14. Pathe Bin Haji Abdul Rahman 15. Philimon anak Nuing 16. Saibun bin Salam 17. Sharifah Aishah Binti Tuanku Haji Fauzi 18. Dr Simon Sinang anak Bada 19. Ting Huat Chie 20. Tiong Kiong King

DARJAH UTAMA YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG KENYALANG SARAWAK— PEGAWAI BINTANG KENYALANG(PBK) 1. Abang Sardon bin Abang Haji Hashim 2. Albert Tang Yew Liong 3. Anuar bin Ahmad 4. Awang Julaihi bin Awang Ali Bohan 5. Azman bin Abd Aziz 6. Baduyah binti Obeng 7. Haji Bagat bin Sait 8. Chai Voon Tok 9. Penghulu Chali anak Limen 10. Chali anak Ungang 11. Christopher Chan Ah Man 12. Cornelia Charito Siricord 13. Dusit anak Jaul 14. Gersip Singh 15. Hellen Kasing Labo 16. Ibrahim bin Othman 17. lzyan binti Alirahman 18. Jimmy Simon Maja 19. Associate Prof Dr Jugah bin Kadir 20. Lau Ting Ping 21. Lee Geok Luan @ Lee Peck Cheng 22. Leng Bin Haji Jack 23. Lila binti Mohamad 24. Lim Kien Thai 25. Loh Kooi Leong 26. Masri bin Juni @ Mohamad Juni 27. Mohamad Abdul Kadir Johari 28. Mohd Hanafiah bin Arshad 29. Mohd Zainy bin Mohd Zain 30. Muhammad Hazmi bin Drahman 31. Mun Kock Keong 32. Nalang anak Selinggau @ Lingau 33. Nor Rasmi Bin Shari 34. Nurulhuda binti Abdullah @ Nancy Dom 35. Ong Guat Leng 36. Patrick Chieng Ping Ung 37. Razali bin Ibrahim 38. Samad bin Alip @ Laip 39. Sapuan bin Ahmad 40. Sarkawi bin Hj Suhaili 41. Sawing anak Kri 42. Sharifah Maimunah binti Syed Haji Mohammad 43. Singki anak Lintan @ Jonathan Singki Lin Tan 44. Tan Poh Seng 45. Teo Tiong Aik 46. Toieyah binti Tioh 47. Wan Ahmad Uzir bin Haji Wan Sulaiman 48. Haji Wan Mahmud bin Wan Abdullah 49. Wan Shardini bin Wan Salleh

PINGAT PENTADBIRAN AWAM — PINGAT PERKHIDMATAN BAKTI (PERAK) (PPB) 1. Abang Faisal bin Abang Marzuki 2. Abdul Latif bin Abdul Karim 3. Abdul Malek bin Mohd Tahir 4. Abdullah bin Borda 5. Adrian Luat 6. Ahmad Johanif bin Mohd Ali 7. Aishah binti Ahmad 8. Aishah Rohani binti Nahar 9. Alias bin Darus 10. Ambrose anak Dango 11. Anong anak Magal 12. Assan bin Mohamad 13. Awang Sabli bin Awang Sulong 14. Azlisha bin Ab Aziz 15. Baki anak Nyogen 16. Barau anak Gelayan 17. Bernard Suling anak Nanggang 18. Bihud anak Apok 19. Bunchol @ Bunchol anak Lasam 20. Catherine Ritikos @ Fiziah Abdullah 21. Chia Swee Choo 22. Cornelia Wong Chui 23. Dangkan @ Duncan anak Luta 24. Diwarna bin Azool 25. Dolhadi bin Haji Mazuki 26. Dr Asmawati binti Sharkawi 27. Edith Mason 28. Haminah Tan 29. Hanan binti Othman 30. Ismail lthnin 31. Kua Jak Loi 32. Dr Lau Swei Hoon 33. Lim Lee Lee 34. Lim Wui Yiong 35. Maria Reny anak James Jumin 36. Marutin anak Pagan 37. Mawar binti Marzuki 38. Mohamed bin Kampot 39. Mohd Nazri bin Ismail 40. Nixon anak Kennedy Kumbong 41. Pulusagi bin Tran 42. Rajaiee bin Jana 43. Saidi bin Japari 44. Samuel Simon 45. Sipol anak Ambun @ Sipol Strassman 46. Dr Stephen anak Gabriel Pusin 47. Steven Beti anak Anom 48. Suhaimy Abdul Talib 49. Sulong anak Enjop 50. Tan Heng Hau 51. Tedong @ Anthony Luta ak Juing 52. Titus Raymond Jayim anak Side 53. Wahap bin Wak 54. Wong Chong Kung 55. Yoo Kee Fong 56. Zamzuri bin Haji Mohammad DARJAH YANG AMAT MULIA BINTANG SARAWAK —AHLI BINTANG SARAWAK(ABS) 1. Abang Daud bin Salleh 2. Abd Wahab bin Lebai Derahman 3. Abdul Rahman bin Ibrahim 4. Abu Seman bin Karim 5. Abu Talip bin Mohammad Mokhtar 6. Abusamat bin Jelie 7. Ahmad bin Abang 8. Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz 9. Ahmad bin Wet 10. Aishah binti Ramli 11. Aisiah binti Tambi 12. Aliet @ Nami anak Arieng 13. Ambau anak Adam 14. Anding anak Naung 15. Angeline Chia Poh Lin 16. Angeline Umih Tujok 17. Anggat @ Klanang anak Jimbau 18. Annie Ho Chui Leng 19. Augustine Langgau ak Nyanggop 20. Awai anak Anyik 21. Awang Bungkong bin Awang Shamsuddin 22. Awang Jehani bin Awang Yaman 23. Haji Awang Junaidi bin Pangeran Haji Chi 24. Awang Kenit bin Haji Awang Mohammad 25. Awang Putera bin Awang Anoi 26. Bakak anak Bedi 27. Balkis binti TK Tahir 28. Basil anak Ujang 29. Belden Bongkoi anak Singo 30. Penghulu Belland anak Kantul 31. Betty bin Muhammad 32. Bolhan bin Omar 33. Bong Joon Fook 34. Bujang bin Abu Bakar 35. Bujang bin Johari 36. Chen Chung Yee 37. Chia Yip Lan 38. Chion Yuei Lien 39. Chong Ah Muk 40. Chong Ju Fong 41. Choo Yin Kok 42. Clarence Ringgit anak Abai 43. Clive Jusak anak Limad 44. Dahari bin Man 45. Dayang Nurfaizah binti Awang Dowty 46. Ketua Kaum Di-o @ Deo bin Kahar 47. Dick Bala 48. Edi bin Seman 49. Edward Guatee anak Sundai 50. Elvina Jet anak Jusiang 51. Engkas anak Entari 52. Fatimah binti Haji Talip 53. Fauzilan bin Abdul Aziz 54. Florince anak Christy 55. Fong Jiew Ted 56. Gait anak Jubin 57. 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