Diversity in Selayang
K. Harinderan
Newly appointed Gurdip Kaur @ Rina Pritam Singh (NGO) being carried into councilors swearing-in session of the Selayang Municipal Council yesterday.SELAYANG: Councillors of diverse backgrounds were sworn in yesterday to begin representing residents on the municipal council here.
They included lawyers, political officials, NGO representatives, businessmen, doctors and housewives.Selayang council president Zainal Abidin Azim said:
"The new councillors were appointed based on their experience and knowledge to better serve the public."
After the hour-long ceremony, the first full board meeting was held.
Zainal Abidin added that since all the councillors were new, a two-day briefing will be held within the next two weeks to familiarise them with the procedures, functions of the committees, and council protocols.
This is part of the Selangor government's move to conduct training for all councillors in Morib at the end of the month.
The council will have committees on finance, one-stop centre, service and appointment, licensing and development, town services, traffic and tourism, investment and privatisation, human development, sports and culture, and tender and quotation evaluation.
The new councillors are:
Zainal Abidin Azim (council president)Datuk Paduka Raja Wan Moahmood Pa'Wan TehAbdul Rahim Abdul Rahin Abdul Wahab, Datuk Mazlan Hassan, A. Rahim Ahmad Kasdi, Nanto Gopalan Krishnan Rajoo, Maznah Abd Aziz, Md. Sabri Md. Taib, Zulkifli Hamzah, Zulnizam Shahrani (all PKR).
Kuan Perk Siong, Murugan @ Murugeshu Arumugam, Hasbullah Mod Ridzwan, Lim Ching How (DAP).
Mohamad Abdul Raham, Samsudin A. Rahman, Khatifah Zamani Sulong, Dr. Ramli Jusoh (Pas).
Gurdip Kaur @ Rina Pritam Singh, Tan Kian Boo, Tan Hui Chuan, Lim Jit Lee (NGO), Associate Professor Husin Mohd Dini (dean), Datuk A. Rahid Omar (pensioner, former JKR director), Chee Chu Sang (advocate and solicitor),
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