Bridge an Aidilfitri ‘gift’ for villagers
KABONG: The concrete bridge at Masjid Assabirin worth RM300,000 is completed and can be used by the time Aidilfitri is celebrated, next week. The handover ceremony of the rural transformation programme (RTP) project took place today. For the record, its construction began on September 18, 2020, and was completed on March 4 this year. The […]
Kampung Selampit in dire need of bridge
LUNDU: Social activist Voon Shiak Ni is appealing to the government to build a bridge for Kampung Selampit folk to enable them to access their land across a nearby river. She said the bridge is urgently needed for the safety of hundreds of families in the village. “I just visited the village upon hearing about […]
Bridge raises high hopes for the future
BY NATASHA JEE & NUR ASHIKIN LOUIS SEBUYAU: The local people are eagerly waiting for the proposed Batang Lupar Bridge to be completed in four years’ time. When Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg officiated at the earth-breaking ceremony for the bridge today (March 23) many people have already visualised how the infrastructure […]
Batang Lupar Bridge not ‘omong kosong’
SEBUYAU: The Batang Lupar Bridge project proves that the Sarawak government is not full of “omong kosong” (malarkey or meaningless talk). Batang Lupar MP Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said the project was not a small one as the Batang Lupar (river) was very wide and challenging. “It is a big and costly project therefore, […]
Batang Lupar MP delighted bridge construction finally begins
SEBUYAU: Despite being side-lined by the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, Sarawakians were delighted when Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state government would bear the cost of all cancelled bridges, including the Batang Lupar Bridge. Batang Lupar MP Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state […]
Bridge upgrading work almost completed
MIRI: The upgrading of Kampung Pengkalan Lutong bridge is expected to be completed by the end of this month. To date, 60 percent of the work has been done. The RM100,000 project is under Senadin contituency’s Rural Transformation Project (RTP 2020) and is being carried out by Miri City Council (MCC). The upgrading works started […]
Villagers in Kampung Buntal have new bridge
KUCHING: A new bridge has been completed in Kampung Buntal near here to connect the village to a surau. Assistant Minister for Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi inspected the bridge at the village today. “The new bridge will benefit the community here especially when they go to the surau for prayer,” he […]
RM25,000 for upgrading works at Kampung Sampat
SEBUYAU: An allocation of RM25,000 has been approved for the Youth Committee of Kampung Sampat, Sebangan for the construction of a small bridge and access road at the village. Assistant Minister of Infrastructure and Ports Development Datuk Julaihi Narawi, who is also Sebuyau assemblyman, said the allocation was approved to ensure that youths in the […]
Bridge connects Medamit to Medahit
LIMBANG: A private company, Lee Ling Timber Sdn Bhd, will build a temporary bridge here to connect the people of Medamit and Medahit. Kampung Long Napir Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) chairman Joshua Asong said the company took up the initiative after the collapse of the Sungai Setuan Bridge on Sunday. “The construction of […]
Bridge to link school and village soon
PADAWAN: A bridge will be built to connect Kampung Abang to Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkalan Ampat here to ease the burden of teachers, school staff and students. Assistant Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said a road project will also be constructed under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) in the area to connect the main […]
