{"id":20308,"date":"2023-03-09T01:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=20308"},"modified":"2023-03-07T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T03:10:16","slug":"history-of-local-government-administration-in-sarawak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2023\/03\/09\/history-of-local-government-administration-in-sarawak\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Local Government Administration in Sarawak<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The development of local government administration<\/a> in Sarawak began with the establishment of Kuching Sanitary Board (KSB) in 1921 as a means to address the town\u2019s increasing urbanisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 years later, KSB was elevated to Kuching Municipal Board (KMB), paving the way for similar boards to be formed in other major towns namely Sibu and Miri, and smaller bazaars such as Bau, Sarikei, Binatang (now Bintangor), Bintulu and Limbang.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Local government administration in Sarawak has evolved since the Brooke era. Today, there are a total of 26 local authorities in urban and rural areas of Sarawak. File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In rural areas, Native Authorities<\/a> were set up under a legislation called Order No. N-5 (Native Administration) 1940 to encourage local people to participate in the administration of affairs concerning their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the effort was short-lived, primarily due to poor government administration at that time, and the impending Second World War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, operations by local authorities in more urban areas were suspended due to the Japanese occupation, and were only reconstituted by the British Colonial Government as civil administration were restored after the war ended.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Limbang District Council is said to be the first multi-racial local authority in Sarawak. File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Since then, local government administration in Sarawak continued to evolve throughout the Crown Colony era. Among many others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n