Where is the fund for electricity?
KUCHING: The federal government’s allocation for street lights along Jalan Puncak Borneo is only enough to build the infrastructures, said Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang. He was addressing the lack of funding by the federal government for implementing the street light project along dark stretches from Jalan Kota Padawan to Kampung Annah […]
Longhouse now has round-the-clock power
KANOWIT: Rumah Entalai Asam residents at Sarau Baru in Machan near here are now enjoying 24-hour electricity supply under the Rural Electrification Scheme (RES) programme. The longhouse chief Tuai Rumah Entalai, when met by reporters, thanked the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government for fulfilling their dream. “We have been waiting for electricity for a long […]
Villagers appeal for power connection
KUCHING: About 15 households at Kampung Sungai Resat, a village approximately 45 minutes from Kuching are appealing for their homes to be connected with electricity. Despite the whole of Sungai Resat being under the national grid, a handful of residents have been without electricity — some have been waiting since 2007. Habitat for Indigenous and […]
It pays to be prudent
By Sakini Mohd Said KUALA LUMPUR: Only about RM100 — this is the monthly electricity bill of a nine-member household here that has four air conditioners installed in their house. It is my colleague Adira’s household and I asked her how she manages to keep her bill so low. Adira, who lives in a double-storey […]
Bukit Goram rep allocates RM24,000 to longhouse
KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat visited Rumah Agan Minggat at Datai Panglima, Jalan Bukit Goram here to inspect the ongoing electrical wiring project to the new 24-door longhouse. Earlier, Jamit allocated RM24,000 or RM1,000 to each family of the longhouse for the purpose. “I am happy the Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) […]
