600 SMART sites to bridge digital divide
KAPIT: Efforts to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban areas will take a giant leap forward with 600 Sarawak Multimedia Authority Rural Telecommunication (SMART) sites to be completed by 2024. It is ultimately aimed at giving rural residents equal access to participate in the digital economy. Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) chairman Tan […]
Alternate access roads must be wide enough, stresses rep
KUCHING: Chong Chieng Jen has suggested that the Public Works Department (JKR) and Kuching City South Council (MBKS) ensure lanes in the city be properly widened to cater to increased traffic. The Padungan assemblyman said that this should be done before JKR designates a housing estate lane to be an alternative route during a construction […]
Bridge sidewalk damaged by barge
KUCHING: A sidewalk at Jambatan Batang Mukah (Yellow Bridge) was badly damaged after it was reportedly hit by a barge on May 29. But the bridge is still deemed safe to use because there are no signs of structural damage. The Public Works Department (PWD) here has asked the concessionaire to remove all debris as […]
Sped-up bridge repair during holidays
SIBU: Students of SMK St Elizabeth can soon expect to walk safely on the wooden pedestrian bridge as repair work is now being carried out on the structure. Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek shared the good news in his Facebook posting, saying at the moment the maintenance work is being done using his […]
Two network sites for every state constituency
By Nur Shazreena Ali & Sarah Hafizah KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to bridge the digital gap between rural and urban areas through the Sarawak Multimedia Authority’s (SMA) Linking Urban, Rural and Nation (Saluran) initiative. SMA general manager Dr Zaidi Razak said the Saluran project, costing over RM20 million, would be targeted at 200 […]
Project ahead of schedule
SUNGAI BINTANGOR BRIDGE KUCHING: The ongoing upgrading project of the new Sungai Bintangor Bridge may be completed sooner than expected as its physical progress was recorded at 2.13 percent ahead of schedule. The project commenced in December last year and was expected to be complete by December 2022. However, the physical progress of the project […]
Bridging Pantai Damai
KUCHING: Construction works will begin this month on three concrete bridges to link villages in the Pantai Damai constituency. Utilities Assistant Minister (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said two of the bridges would be built in Kampung Buntal while the other at Kampung Rampangi Skim. He said the projects, costing a total of […]
Lockdown delays Kemena-Jepak bridge construction
BINTULU: The prolonged lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic has caused three months’ delay in the construction of Kemena-Jepak Bridge with a total length of 1.283km. The cable-stayed bridge, fully funded by the state government is being built at a cost of RM 467 million, and was supposed to complete within 48 months. The earth […]
Overhead bridge near school soon
KUCHING: An overhead bridge will soon be built near SMK Tun Abang Haji Openg to enhance the safety of students and teachers when crossing the road. Utilities Assistant Minister (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the overhead bridge is one of the scopes of the B package of the Kuching Inner Ring Road […]
Connecting coastal areas
“It will also allow the local community to promote their produce and generate better income. This will directly change the mobilisation pattern of the community compared to 20 years ago.” “We are all aware that with the ferry services, the traffic became congested. However, with the bridges, the traffic will become smooth and the road […]
