Taib in a group photo with Abdul Ghafur (fourth left) and his delegation. — Penerangan photo
KUCHING: A total of 184,078 Sarawakians have applied for various positions in the public service sector through the Public Service Commission (SPA) last year.
This was disclosed by its chairman Datu Abdul Ghafur Shariff when leading SPA delegation to pay a courtesy call on the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud at his residence in Demak Jaya here yesterday.
Abdul Ghafur, who has served as the commission’s chairman since Aug 1, 2001, said from the figure, 3,867 applicants have been called up for an interview, of which 709 candidates were successful.
The courtesy call was part of the yearly visits to the Head of State to inform him of the progress in the state civil service.