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Highway 86% complete, three more portions next year

KUCHING: Three remaining sections of the Pan Borneo Highway construction are expected to be completed next year. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said as of Aug 24, construction had reached 86.54 per cent completion with few more sections to be opened this year. Another three will be completed next year. “That will be […]

Vital to establish permanent CIQS complex in Telok Melano

A NEW permanent Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security (CIQS) complex in Telok Melano is pertinent for a more regulated border movement between Sarawak and Kalimantan-Indonesia. With the completion of the Sematan-Telok Melano highway, Azizul Annuar Adenan (GPS-Tanjong Datu) pointed out that opportunities were ripe for border intrusion both by land and sea, especially through the […]

Masing hands over oxygen tanks to Kalimantan tomorrow

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing is expected to symbolically hand over oxygen tanks from Sarawak to West Kalimantan, Indonesia tomorrow. According to a news report by the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) on Monday, Masing will be representing Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg at the event. The […]

One foreigner arrested, one deported in ‘Ops Benteng’ operations

KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) on Thursday (Feb 18) conducted two successful ‘Ops Benteng’ operations in Lundu and Serian. In a statement, GOF said patrol teams arrested a foreign man for working illegally in the state. The foreigner was stopped by the team at around 8am, Wednesday in Jalan Salcra Undan Raso 2, Lundu. […]

Fadillah hopes high priority projects in budget

KUCHING: Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof hopes that certain high priority projects proposed by his ministry will be included in the 2021 Budget tabled by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said among the high priority projects in East Malaysia were the ‘missing link’ route connecting Kuala Baram in Miri to the border […]

Most foreign vehicles have expired entry permits

MIRI: As of January this year, 46 vehicles have been detained at the Sungai Tujoh Customs, Immigration, Quarantine Complex (CIQ), Sarawak-Brunei border for having expired entry permits. “Most of the owners have expired entry permits and when they are about to exit Sarawak, most were unaware of the expiration date,” said Sungai Tujoh officer Supt […]

Enhancing rural businesses

BY TANIA LAM & ALWIN LAWRENCE ANJUNG USAHAWAN TELOK MELANO SEMATAN: The entrepreneurs centre (Anjung Usahawan) in Telok Melano is developed by the state government through the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development to support local small and medium entrepreneurs and enhance socio-economic development in Telok Melano. The project is […]

Border security boost for Telok Melano

KUCHING: The establishment of a Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex in Telok Melano will enhance border security between West Kalimantan and Sarawak, said Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu. She stressed that the CIQ complex was important to control and reduce the entry of illegal immigrants into Sarawak. “When I first became assemblywoman […]

Temporary border security post in Telok Melano

SEMATAN: The state government has set up a temporary border security post in Telok Melano at a cost of RM500,00 to place three important government agencies, namely customs, immigration, and the police. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that this was to be used in the meantime while awaiting the establishment of […]

CIQS complex for Serikin

BAU: A Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security (CIQS) complex will be built in Serikin here to enhance the border security between Kalimantan, Indonesia and Sarawak. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said there is an urgent need to build the complex in order to prevent any unwanted illegal activities from occurring in the […]