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<b>Sarawak</b> Museum Department and SEB help upgrade Limbang <b>...</b> Berita Sarawak - News 2 Sarawak

<b>Sarawak</b> Museum Department and SEB help upgrade Limbang <b>...</b>

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 12:10 PM PDT

LIMBANG: Sarawak Museum Department and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) have collaboratively through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme improved the image of Limbang Museum and consequently brought a positive impact to the local community.

Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said the CSR programme by SEB or any other company would consolidate the reputation of locals on business dealings by the companies concerned.

"What we witnessed today is the new image of gallery of this museum, the success of collaborative works between the Sarawak Museum Department and SEB under its CSR programme," he said at the official opening of the upgrading works on the gallery of Limbang Regional Museum yesterday.

His text of speech was read by Assistant Minister of Culture and Heritage Liwan Lagang.

Among those present were Bukit Kota assemblyman Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, Sarawak Museum Department director Ipoi Datan, representative of the chief executive officer of SEB, Aisah Eden, and Deputy Resident (Development) Selamat Jati.

Awang Tengah added that CSR was one of the quality methods in creating values focusing on efficient management involving outside influence to enhance corporate brands while at the same time fostering cordial relationship with stakeholders.

In addition, CSR also increased companies' competitiveness, reduced business risks but encouraged new investors from time to time which consequently increased the value of the companies concerned.

"As such, CSR as part of the social responsibilities of the private sector should be encouraged and done on a collaborative and sustainable basis," he stressed.

Awang Tengah said the pragmatic and effective involvement of the private sector in their CRS' programmes is necessary to meet the aspirations of both current and future generations. At the same time through CRS, it will further promote the corporations or companies concerned.

On the Limbang Museum, he said it was built in 1897 and was one of the fortresses during the reign of Rajah Charles Brooke, where part of the lower floor was used as a prison and the rest as storerooms.

The building was later used as the administrative centres of both the Resident and District Offices. However ironically, the fortress, he said, was not given any name unlike others like Fort Alice in Sri Aman, Fort Margherita in Kuching and Fort Florence in Tusan.

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