Mohamed Khaled (back row, third right) witnesses the presentation of memento from The Borneo Post senior managing editor Francis Chan (front, right) to Henry.
Mohamed Khaled (left) strikes the gong to mark the launch the Utusan Borneo Johor Edition E-paper, witnessed by Henry (third left).
MASAI, Johor: Sarawakians living in Johor are assured that they are welcomed to the state, and that the Johor government would look after their interest during their stay here.
This assurance was given by Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin at the launch of Utusan Borneo Johor Edition e-Paper here during a pre-Christmas lunch hosted by the Borneo Association at Pasar Borneo here yesterday.
He was accompanied by Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Datuk Henry Sum Agong when officiating at the function.
The Pasar Borneo at Jalan Bayan here was set up three years ago to cater for traders from Sarawak, who had been trading by the roadside and five-footways in the area.
According to Borneo Association deputy chairman Resen Enli, the market which operates on weekends and Wednesday, currently houses about 50 stalls operated by Sarawakians selling jungle produce and Sarawakian delicacies.
The traders have transformed this corner into ‘Little Sarawak’ where the large population of Sarawakians living in the area come together to get that ‘feeling of home’.
At the function, Mohamed Khaled presented Christmas gifts to members of the Borneo Association.
Mohamed Khaled (centre) chats with Sarawak Community in Johor chairman Johnathan George Jantai (right) during their tour around the market. Henry is behind the MB, at left. — Bernama photo
Henry stops by at one of the stalls managed by a Sarawakian during his round at Pasar Borneo.