Call to uphold integrity as core practice
BY ZAHID ZAKI KUCHING: Integrity is a core practice that must be upheld in every agency to ensure that the vision, mission and function of an agency as a whole can be achieved, said Datuk Julaihi Narawi. It plays an important role besides having high professional values and teamwork in an organistion, said the Minister […]
Permit needed to sell gas equipment
Companies registered with the Ministry of Utilities and Telecommunications as importers and manufacturers have to apply for an approval certificate to sell and use gas equipment in Sarawak. This is required by the Distribution of Gas (Installation and Competency) Regulations 2021. Its minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi said his ministry has so far recognised SIRM QAS […]
Gas pipeline project to be ready by end 2025
BY MA CHEE SENG AND LEE SHAW WEI KUCHING: The Bintulu-Samalaju Gas Pipeline project, which includes a 70-kilometre-long gas pipeline from Bintulu to the Samalaju Industrial Park, is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025. Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Julaihi Narawi, said the project, which is currently in the design stage […]
State on course to be energy powerhouse
BY MA CHEE SENG and LEE SHAW WEI KUCHING: Sarawak has earned the distinction of being a main provider of electricity, having supplied power to neighbouring Kalimantan with plans to do likewise for Sabah in 2024. Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Julaihi Narawi said it is in line with Sarawak’s aspiration to become an […]
State legislative assembly highlights
The third session of the first term of the 19th State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting entered its sixth day on Tuesday (Nov 29) with the winding-up speeches by several state ministers. The first to deliver his ministerial winding-up speech was Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. He expressed his […]
Budget augurs well with PCDS 2030 goals
KUCHING: Next year’s state budget is in line with the goals of the Post-Covid Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030 that emphasise on recovery, said Utility and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi. “This entails accelerating economic growth, strengthening the momentum of recovery, stimulating private investment, generating employment and business opportunities, and building a more competitive and income […]
Plans underway for single water entity
BINTULU: A single entity will be developed in the next two years to enable a more effective administration of treated clean water in Sarawak. Utilities and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi said so far there are four agencies involved in the supply of clean water in the state, including the Kuching Water Board. The others […]
SEB to replace all conventional electric meters with smart meters
KUCHING : Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) will be replacing conventional electric meters with smart meters in phases throughout the state. Utility and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi said the initiative is in line with the state government’s drive towards digitalization. “Under the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030, one of the catalytic initiatives is having […]
Sarawak on course for full clean water supply coverage
By Alexandra Lorna & Tania Matu KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an overall water supply coverage of 83.7 per cent as at second quarter of 2022, said Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi. He said the rural water supply coverage was at 67.2 per cent and 99 per cent coverage for urban areas. “The Sarawak […]
Ministry mulls smart meter system
By Alexandra Lorna & Tani Matu KUCHING: The Ministry for Utility and Telecommunication is planning to use smart meter system to ensure every drop of water is recorded to reduce non-revenue water (NRW). Its minister, Datuk Julaihi Narawi said Sarawak aspires to gradually reduce NRW to 25 per cent, in line with the Post- COVID […]
