KUCHING: The new Leadership Institute of Sarawak Civil Service building will become a landmark of excellence for the Sarawak Civil Service in producing competent, high-performing civil servants who are ready to face future administrative challenges.

Sarawak Secretary and Leadership Institute of Sarawak Civil Service board of directors chairman Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki said the new facility will serve as a one-stop centre to strengthen training, leadership development and professionalism among the state's civil servants.

He said the institution, owned by the Sarawak government through Yayasan Sarawak, plays an important role in enhancing human resource capabilities in line with the aspiration to strengthen a more efficient and effective public service delivery system.

"With this institution, we hope it can serve as a one-stop centre that enables civil servants to undergo suitable training.

"It is indeed our aspiration to make this institution a landmark for our civil service," he said.

He said this to reporters after the pre-launch ceremony of the Leadership Institute of Sarawak Civil Service building in Rampangi on Saturday.

The building is equipped with various modern facilities, including hostels, lecture rooms and an auditorium, to provide a conducive learning environment and support the continuous implementation of training and professional development programmes.

Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar added that the pre-launch also gave heads of department the opportunity to see the facilities first-hand before the building is officially opened by the Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg on a date to be announced.

The ceremony also featured a thanksgiving prayer, a senamrobik session and a symbolic tree-planting, reflecting a commitment to growth and sustainability.

He and the guests of honour later toured the new building to view the facilities provided.

Also present were Sarawak Attorney-General Dato Sri Saferi Ali, Sarawak Financial Secretary Dato Sri Dr Wan Lizozwan Wan Omar, Deputy Sarawak Secretary (Administration) Datu Felicia Tan Ya Hua, Yayasan Sarawak director Datu Mohamad Junaidi Mohidin, Leadership Institute of Sarawak Civil Service Chief Executive Officer Datu Dr Azhar Ahmad, heads of department and senior Sarawak civil service officers. -UKASnews

Prepared by: Ahmad Daniel Faiz
Photos: Jaed Tepus
Translator: Uilson Ng