Repok rep working to upgrade infrastructure
SARIKEI: Rural development is crucial to improving the agricultural economy. Therefore, Repok assemblyman Dato Sri Huang Tiong Sii said that perfect roads would facilitate farmers’ travel and sale of agriculture products. Since serving as Repok assemblyman for over four years, Huang has been working to improve infrastructure, and roads, to boost the standard of living […]
The quaint village of Kampung Sapit
Nestled at the foothills of Ulu Padawan is Kampung Sapit, home to some 450 Bidayuh Biya people who settled at the picturesque Borneo Highlands marking the border to Kalimantan. On the road for development Located about 65km away from the city, getting to the quaint village of Kampung Sapit in the Borneo Highlands is quite […]
‘People our prime concern now’
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government’s priority is bringing development to the state and its people instead of focusing on who should have the prime minister’s post, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We are busy focusing on development. To me, that (prime minister’s post) is secondary,” he told reporters […]
Fair compensation to landowners, assures Karim
KUCHING: The government will always strive to provide fair and reasonable compensation to landowners whose properties are affected by development projects, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He assured that any land acquisition was done in accordance with the provisions of the State Land Code (Chapter 81) and Article 13 […]
