Padawan Municipal Council ratepayers have until Saturday, October 31 to pay their second half-year and annual 2026 assessment bills. Late payment attracts a surcharge of 1 per cent a month. MPP’s reminder dated October 19 says its payment counter will open from 8am to 4pm on the deadline Saturday. Normal Monday-to-Friday counter hours are 8am to 3.30pm, with service continuing through the lunch break. A missing bill does not require waiting for another postal delivery. Owners who have not received a bill, or have lost it, can obtain a copy at MPP’s ground-floor counter or call 082-615566 to arrange an email bill. The council lists PayBills, the Service Sarawak portal and SPay Global as online payment options. Its notice also lists payment counters at MPP, MBKS, DBKU, SESCO, Kuching Water Board, Pos Malaysia, H&L supermarkets in Kuching and the Service Sarawak Centre at UTC. The extended October 31 hours are stated for MPP’s counter, not for every collection outlet. The reminder concerns properties assessed by MPP; it does not put those properties under another council’s jurisdiction merely because payment can be made there.

Kuching South ratepayers will have two extra weekend counter sessions to settle their second-half 2026 assessment bills before the October 31 deadline. MBKS says its One-Stop Service Centre at Jalan Padungan will open from 8am to 4pm on Saturday, October 24, and from 8am to noon on Sunday, October 25. These sessions are for assessment payments only, not the full range of council services. Late payment attracts a surcharge of 1 per cent per month or part of a month. The council says not receiving a bill will not be accepted as a reason to waive that charge. Anyone still missing a bill can request a copy at the ground-floor One-Stop Service Counter at MBKS headquarters or the UTC counter on Level 1 at Jalan Bukit Mata, or subscribe to e-billing. A trip to the special weekend counter is not the only way to pay. MBKS also lists Sarawak Pay, JomPAY, internet banking, PayBills Malaysia and the Sarawak government services portal among its payment options. Credit cards are accepted at MBKS payment counters.