Author: Connie Chieng

Prioritise the people’s needs

KUCHING: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (SPCB) hopes that the government would always prioritise the public’s need for infrastructure development. In this case, the completion of access roads will not only ease traffic congestion but to also create efficiencies by reducing the time wasted in traffic jams

Miri Airport interchange work progressing smoothly

KUCHING: The Miri Airport interchange is taking shape with construction work now focusing on its crossheads and beam launching. According to Michael Ting, LBU construction manager for Pujut Link Section under Sungai Tangap-Pujut Link Road (Works Package 11), so far eight of the 16 crossheads and one of two abutments

Motorcyclist killed after hitting bus

KUCHING: A man was killed after his motorcycle rammed into a stationary bus by the road side at Jalan Kangking, Batu Kawa here yesterday morning. Engkang Selutan, 32, from Baram, was riding along the Batu Kawa road when he crashed into the bus at 3.35am. The bus driver, from Jalan

Now he has to deal with crocs too!

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau chief Wilfred Yap has been asked to deal with the recent invasion of crocodiles at Stampin resettlement area here. Yap, in a statement yesterday, said that the residents had spotted two crocodiles, measuring 10-feet long while the other was four-feet long.

Call to up parliament seats in Sarawak

KUCHING: Serian DAP chairman Edward Luwak wants the federal government to increase representative seats in Sabah and Sarawak. In a press statement, he explained that Malaysia’s bicameral Parliament consisted of Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) and Dewan Negara (Senate). The former is the Lower House while the latter is the

Man injured after car plunges into drain

KUCHING: A 22-year-old man sustained injuries after his car plunged into a three-metre drain yesterday morning at Matang Jaya. The man was found to be unconscious when he was brought out through the back door of his car by personnel from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) at 1.20am. He

Turning Sibu into a liveable town

SMC chairman thinks he can do it with the residents backing him KUCHING: Sibu Municipal Council chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh is a no-nonsense guy who wants to turn Sibu into a liveable town. Ting, who has a wealth of experience from his previous job as deputy chairman of Sibu

Sarawakians taken for a ride

KUCHING: Political secretary to the Chief Minister, Michael Tiang said he definitely welcomes the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government’s recognition of Sarawak’s rights to have an allocation of special funds under Article 112D of Federal Constitution as announced during the 2020 Budget on Friday. In a press statement, Tiang said the

There is room for improvement

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii believes there is still room for improvement in the budget, especially to address the imbalance in development among the regions in the country. He said more improvement to the budget means helping Sarawak to catch up in many aspects to fully enjoy the

Sg Kua Bridge-Sg Arip Bridge stretch usable by year end

KUCHING: The stretch along Sungai Kua Bridge-Sungai Arip Bridge is expected to see another 32km of first carriageway paved up to binder course level and opened to traffic by end of this year. In a press statement from Leburaya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd, it stated that this is on top