SMK Samalaju is now 32.7 pct complete

BINTULU: The people of Samalaju will have a new modern school with the completion of the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Samalaju, which is currently being built. Infrastructure and Port Development Deputy Minister Datuk Majang Renggi, as quoted by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS), said the school, which was built at a cost of over […]

New school 90 per cent completed

BINTULU: The reconstruction of SK Sungai Tisang is 90 per cent completed. Work on the RM12,500,880 project began on July 15, 2020. When completed, SK Sungai Tisang will be transformed from a dilapidated into a modern school, said Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development Datuk Majang Renggi during a working visit to the school […]

Maintain unique customs and identity for future generations

BINTULU: The Iban community is called upon to maintain their customs and unique identity in tandem with the present time to ensure that the traditional practices of the community remain preserved. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development Datuk Majang Renggi stressed that the community, like other Dayaks in Sarawak, is indeed rich in unique […]

Rep pays working visit to Samalaju Port

BINTULU: Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development who is also Samalaju assemblyman, Datuk Majang Renggi, yesterday paid a working visit to Samalaju Port. Accompanying Majang was Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development, Chiew Chee Yau, and other officials from the ministry. During the working visit, […]

Sarawak govt holds 100 pct autonomy

The Sarawak government holds 100 per cent autonomy over Kuching, Rajang, Miri, Tanjung Manis and Samalaju Port Authorities. Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development Datuk Majang Renggi said it is the Sarawak government’s policy that each port authority be controlled and managed by Sarawakians. “It is undisputed that ports are crucial and play a […]

Fully committed to improving accessibility, ensuring safety

BINTULU: The Sarawak government is fully committed to improving accessibility and ensuring the safety of navigation at the ports in the state. Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development Datuk Majang Renggi said under the ministry’s Post-COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS), the Miri Port Authority will be developed into the Northern Gateway to Sarawak by 2030. […]

Plans afoot to take Miri port a notch higher

MIRI: Several proposals have been put forward to take Miri Port Authority (MPA) which is crucial to the nation’s economic development, particularly the city of Miri, to the next level. The State government is aware of the significance and contribution of the port to the development of the state, said Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and […]

Bintulu set to experience development second wave

BINTULU: Bintulu will soon experience its second wave of development, says Datuk Majang Renggi. The Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development noted that the Sarawak Petchem Methanol Project was expected to be completed in 2024 and the construction of the state’s first hydrogen plant would begin in 2023. “Besides that, there is also the […]