Coastal road to generate spin-off effects
KUCHING: The Sarawak coastal road project will open up lots of opportunities to boost the development of rural population especially those in the coastal areas. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the state’s coastal road development would have multiple spin-off effects for the local people in terms of connectivity and economic benefits. […]
College granted RM350,000 to build surau
KUCHING: The state government has allocated a grant of RM350,000 to Kuching Vocational College for building its Surau Al-Azhar. The grant was approved by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and the cheque was presented by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan at his office in Wisma Sumber Alam to […]
The long and steep ride to Kampung Sapit
KUCHING: Only a small portion of the road to Kampung Sapit, one of the Bidayuh villages located at the foot of the Ulu Padawan hills near Sarawak-Kalimantan border, has been paved. The rest of the road is still unpaved and surfaced with gravel. Work to improve the road had to stop because of the Covid-19 […]
Work on building to commence after Gawai
KUCHING: The construction of the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and Dayak Cultural Foundation (DCF) office building is expected to commence after this year’s Gawai Dayak celebration. DCCI president Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum said that the project would be established on a 2.266-hectare plot at Ong Tiang Swee Road here. He said this […]
Road project not a waste
PUSA: Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor hit out at Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) leaders for saying that the construction of the Second Trunk Road (STR) project is a waste and does not bring much benefit. He said the rights of Sarawakians, including those living in the coastal areas, cannot be denied as they too deserve […]
Construction work resumes
MUKAH: Construction work on development projects here has resumed and workers are back at work. However, the progress of the projects depends very much on the availability of cement as there is no supply in the local market currently. The construction sector was allowed by the government to resume operation during the current conditional movement […]
Scrapping of Second Trunk Road will hinder development
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) appears to reject the development of rural areas and denying the people who desire and need such development. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said this was evident since the party’s president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh and vice-president Johnical Rayong Ngipa opposed the construction of the Second Trunk […]
Rejecting road deprives people of development: Rentap
KUCHING: The building of the state’s second trunk road is one of the ways of closing the rural-urban developmental gap. “The road facilitates the eradication of poverty and the opening up of native customary rights (NCR) land for agricultural purposes,” said Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Youth chief, Gerald Rentap Jabu, in a statement yesterday. He […]
New school ready next February
BINTULU: The new Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ulu Segan is expected to be completed on Feb 14 next year. Construction work began on Jan 24 last year. When completed, the school will have 12 classrooms, two labs, a dining hall that can accommodate 150 people and a boy dormitory and a girl dormitory that can accommodate […]
12 new bus stops in MBKS areas
KUCHING: Twelve new bus stops will be constructed in the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) areas, said mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng. He said the bus stops were to prepare for the launching of the free school buses for students initiated by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “If the initiative is implemented […]
