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Datuk Amar Awang Tengah (left) flags off a power boat race with an air horn after launching Pesta Belawai at Kampung Belawai.
Datuk Amar Awang Tengah (left) flags off a power boat race with an air horn after launching Pesta Belawai at Kampung Belawai.

BELAWAI: Tanjung Manis will be the development catalyst not only for Tanjung Manis itself but also the hinterland areas such as Kapit, Sarikei and surrounding areas.

“But, what is more important is we must improve the connectivity. The government’s plan to upgrade the coastal highway will also involve Tanjung Manis.

“If we improve the connectivity, it will enable the hinterland areas to be developed and use Tanjung Manis as export point because it is a natural port,” said Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment, Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan when officiating at the launching of ‘Pesta Belawai’ at Kampung Belawai, yesterday.

He hoped that the dredging work at Rajang River could be carried out to increase the depth of the river so that big ships could enter the river to berth at the Tanjung Manis Port.

“This will assist the development of the hinterland area and help in the sustainable development of Tanjung Manis and surrounding areas,” he said.

According to Tengah, who is also Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment, various programmes and courses would be implemented in Tanjung Manis in future to provide guidance to the local people, especially the younger generation.

He said such programmes and courses were very important to increase the involvement of the people in the business in order to enable them to become good traders and businessmen.

“Due to the enormous business potential in this area, we have the master plan not only for the expansion of Tanjung Manis Township, but also for generating economic activities,” he said.

He said the government also planned to build an office complex in Tanjung Manis and hopefully the tender could be out this year.

Tengah said the office complex would provide facilities for all departments and agencies to be under one roof, besdies facilitating the local people in dealing with the departments and agencies.

Also present were Assistant Minister for Workforce Development and Training Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh, Member of Parliament for Tanjung Manis Datuk Hajah Norah Tun Abdul Rahman and Tanjung Manis District Officer Udin Bujang.

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