PENAMPANG: A motorcycle and 10 complimentary hotel stays are among 50 lucky-draw prizes at the Majaps Charity Run 2026 scheduled to be held at the ITCC Shopping Complex here on Dec 6.
Organised by the Council of the Justices of the Peace, Sabah (Majaps), the 7km evening run starts at 5 pm and is expected to draw about 2,000 participants and supporters.
The event was endorsed at the council’s Annual General Meeting on Oct 17 at the ITCC Shopping Complex Grand Ballroom 2. Majaps President Datuk Seri Clarence Bongkos Malakun chaired the meeting.
Majaps will invite Sabah Head of State Tun Musa Aman, who is its Patron and a life member, to be Guest of Honour and flag off the run.
Among those present at the AGM were Deputy President Datuk Dr Rosmawati Lasuki, who is also Chief Executive Officer of the Sabah International Convention Centre, Honorary Secretary-General Datuk Gordon Leong, vice presidents, executive committee members and life members, including former Deputy Chief Ministers Datuk Ahmad Bahrom Titingan and Datuk Peter Pang.
The run starts and ends at the ITCC car park. Participants will head towards the Siga Roundabout in Donggongon, pass through Jalan Kampung Hungab - Nosoob and Kg Kobusak, then return to ITCC. Kelab Peminat Acara Lasak Sabah Labuan will manage the event.
The early-bird registration fee is RM68 per person. The standard fee of RM78 applies from Oct 30 to Nov 9.
Group registration costs RM300 for five participants or RM580 for 10 participants. Each registered participant will receive an event T-shirt, race bib, medal and certificate of completion.
Besides the motorcycle and stays at the four-star The Majulan Hotel at ITCC, the lucky-draw prizes include a refrigerator, television, rice cookers, electric fans, food vouchers and supermarket hampers.
The race-pack collection will take place on Dec 4 - 5. The venue and collection times will be announced later.
Registration closes on Nov 9 and can be done online at https://forms.gle/5uygdtToMjsYipaq9.
For more information, contact Irene Chua at 017-993 3461, Donald Malinggang Jr at 012-836 9763, Steve Mositun at 019-860 1717 or Jannette at 012-835 6083.
Majaps was registered in 1991 and marks 35 years this year. Its founding President was the late Datuk Nicholas Fung, a former Sabah State Attorney-General.
The council has about 280 life members, including former Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin, former Chief Ministers, past and present Deputy Chief Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, assemblymen, former judges, prominent lawyers, business leaders and retired senior government officers.
Under Sabah regulations, Justices of the Peace (JPs) may administer oaths and affirmations, make and receive statutory declarations, and attest signatures as though they were Second Class Magistrates for those purposes.
They also certify true copies of documents. Eligible JPs may apply for membership of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association which is headquartered in London.
The council reminded the public that JP services are free of charge. JPs are not allowed to charge fees for witnessing or attesting documents.
