Kg Batong gets a new Village Head
By Azeem Azman and Laila Rahman

The guest of honour, Dato Paduka Haji Md Yusof Haji Md Hassan presenting a certificate to the new Village Head for Kg Batong, Awang Haji Sharbini bin Begawan Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Awang Haji Moksin.

The new Village Head for Kg Batong.

Village Heads play an important role and holds high responsibility towards the development and harmony of their village.

This was stressed by Dato Paduka Haji Md Yusof Haji Md Hassan, the guest of honour at the certificate presentation and appointment ceremony for the new Village Head of Kampong Batong.

Also present at the ceremony was Pg Abd Haris Pg Haji Shabudin, Acting District Officer for Brunei and Muara District.

One of the roles of a Village Head is to relay information between the government of His Majesty to the villagers.

Dato Paduka Haji Md Yusof also stressed that the role of the Village Head not only lies in ensuring the well being of the villagers but also to be responsible and ensures harmony within the village.

The newly appointed Village Head of Kg Batong, Awang Haji Sharbini bin Begawan Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Awang Haji Moksin was a Senior Technician Assistant at the Ministry of Religious Affair from 1986 and 1996.

Awang Haji Tahir bin Hj Tarip, the previous Village Head for Kg Batong from 1993 to 2002 now holds the post of Penghulu Mukim Pengkalan Batu.

Currently, there are about 590 people residing in Kg Batong.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin