93 schools to be rebuilt
KUCHING: Ninety-three dilapidated schools in Sarawak will be rebuilt under the state’s RM1 billion loan repayment to the federal government. “The first trench of RM350 million of the RM1 billion loan repayment has been paid and it involved 41 schools which are already under construction and in the process of procurement. “Another 52 schools under […]
Good ties will improve state’s education
KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) hopes to see both the federal and state government work together in accelerating efforts to rebuild and repair dilapidated schools in the state. Its president Ahmad Malie described the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg as one that […]
Loan repayment to federal govt settled
BINTANGOR: The Sarawak government has settled the remaining RM300 mln loan repayment to the federal government to improve the state’s dilapidated schools. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the first payment of RM350 mln was made in August last year while the second was RM350 mln in early February this year. He […]
We’re handling it: PWD Sarawak
REPAIR OF 32 SCHOOLS KUCHING: The state Public Works Department (PWD) has responded to a Facebook posting by one Tiong Choon Ting last February 19 with regard to the repair or restoration of dilapidated schools in Sarawak. According to PWD Sarawak, Tiong’s shared post said that last year, the Education Ministry had spent RM100 million […]
State to repair 56 schools in Lawas
LAWAS: Fifty-six dilapidated schools in Lawas district will be repaired soon, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the schools would be repaired under the allocation by the Sarawak government through the Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA). “Today, I was made to understand that Lawas wants to have its dilapidated schools […]
Manyin slams busy-body Lim
SERIAN: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has been meddling in education matters like no other finance ministers before him. This unbecoming behaviour on the part of the finance minister has drawn the ire of Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong. Manyin said Lim should just concentrate on improving the economy […]
Tender of 16 dilapidated schools postponed: Lim
PUTRAJAYA: The tender for development of 16 dilapidated schools in Sarawak has been postponed to enable the Education Ministry and the Sarawak Public Works Department to review the scope and cost of the project, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. “The tender for these schools is expected to be implemented in March 2020,” he said in a statement […]
WHAT HAPPENED?
No sign of school repair works! KUCHING: None of the dilapidated schools in Sarawak has been fixed to date although RM700 million had been paid to settle the RM1 billion that the state owed the federal government. Understandably, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is very disappointed. He said the first tranche of […]
Repair of dilapidated schools nationwide 90% completed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education has completed 90 percent or 452 of the 534 projects to repair dilapidated schools nationwide this year, its minister Dr Maszlee Malik said. He said the percentage is expected to rise further by year’s end. “We are focusing on dilapidated schools so that all teachers and students will have […]
