MIRI : More than 600 residents of Long Tebangan, a 50-door Kayan longhouse at Sungai Akah, are happy that the road to their homes has been tarred.
Long Tebangan is about seven hours’ drive by road from Miri City.
The newly tarred 150-metre road costing about RM150,000 was completed in July this year and implemented under the Rural Transformation Programme project (RTP).
On Tuesday, Telang Usan State Assemblyman, Dennis Ngau officiated at the launching of the newly tarred road.
Also present at the launching ceremony was the headman of Long Tebangan, TK Jok Emang.
Dennis was warmly welcomed by the villagers on arrival at the longhouse. In his opening speech, the Assemblyman said the Sarawak government would continue its rural development agenda.
“This assurance was given by our Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg when he took over the state leadership, echoing the late Chief Minister, Tok Nan’s vision and mission to focus on rural development.
“The hard and solid proof of this strategic mission is the yearly allocation of RM5 milions to each Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) member of the State Legislative Assembly since 2016,” he added.
Dennis said, with that allocation, as the people’s representative from the ruling party, he could approve the amenity requests from his constituents. Meanwhile, the headman of Long Tebangan, TK Jok Emang conveyed his people’s thanks to Dennis.
“We can really see he has done a lot for our village and the people. He is a committed and hard working leader who mixes well with us. As a result, he understands our needs,” he added.
The headman also urged his people to continue supporting Dennis so that he could bring their needs to the top leaders in the state.