Taib confers Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang (PBK) on Dr John Chew Ming.
Taib pins the Darjah Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB) on Dr Bolhan Budeng.
Taib confers Darjah yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak Ahli Bintang Sarawak (ABS) on Midong Gunde. In line to receive the same award is Nawabdeen Saiyd Ahamed.
Koh Amid receives the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak Ahli Bintang Kenyalang (ABK) from Taib.
Taib confers Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Terpuji (PPT) on Sanais Daim.
Taib presents the Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak Bentara Bintang Sarawak (BBS) to Lating Abun.
KUCHING: Yang Di Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud conferred state awards on 79 individuals in an investiture ceremony at Astana Negeri yesterday morning.
Heading the list of recipients was Dr John Chew Ming who was conferred the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang (PBK) award.
Dr Bolhan Budeng headed nine recipients who were conferred Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB).
Abdul Yakub Arbi headed 36 recipients of Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak Ahli Bintang Sarawak (ABS).
Three recipients received the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak Ahli Bintang Kenyalang (ABK).
Meanwhile, 11 recipients were given the Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Terpuji (PPT) and 12 recipients were awarded Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak Bentara Bintang Sarawak (BBS).
Also present at the ceremony were Assistant Minister of Industrial Estate Development and Assistant Minister of Community Services Datuk Peter Nansian, Assistant Minister of Public Health Datuk Dr Jerip Susil and other local dignitaries.