Plan for ferry service in Sarikei
SARIKEI: Plans are underway to introduce a ferry service linking Bukit Huang-Parit Bugis-Muara Payang to Tanah Putih, serving as a centre point to connect them to the Pasi-Tanjung Manis Road. Deputy Minister for Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh said discussions are underway with Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development […]
Timely for plantation companies to have own ferries
KUCHING: A proposal for oil palm plantation companies to have their own ferry service to transport plantation goods is very timely. Deputy Minister for Transport II Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said he supported the proposal for the company to have its own ferry logistics. “We need to focus on the safety of the public. If […]
Dedicated Batang Igan ferry suggested for plantations
DEBAK: Oil palm plantation companies have been urged to provide for themselves a ferry service crossing Batang Igan specifically to transport their trucks. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman), Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya, said this would be a win-win approach as it would also resolve various difficulties complained about by the local […]
A bridge not too far to span Batang Lupar
By Hamdan Ismail KUCHING: “We will cross the bridge when we come to it” figuratively means not worrying about something that might happen until it actually does happen. Taken literally, and with the Batang Lupar in mind, we can only come to it in five years. That’s when the 7-km-long bridge spanning this massive river […]
All coastal road bridges ready by 2025
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg believes that the construction of all bridges along the coastal road will be completed by 2025, eliminating the need for ferry services to cross rivers along the stretch. He said the state government aimed to have full road connectivity along the coastal road through the construction […]
