Samarahan Expressway to introduce innovative transit signal priority for ART
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Samarahan Expressway is set to introduce a groundbreaking feature, a special transit signal priority designed for Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART). Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas noted the critical nature of this transit signal priority guideline, explaining that when the ART traverses the stretch, it will experience seamless passage without any […]
Habib Group building RM25 mln mosque in its birthplace
GEORGE TOWN: Homegrown jeweller, Habib Group, held a groundbreaking ceremony today in Bandar Tanjong Pinang, Tanjung Tokong for a RM25 million mosque with a diamond qubba (dome) expected to be ready by May 2024. Its executive chairman Datuk Seri Meer Sadik Habib said it will span 8,615sqm and be able to accommodate over 1,500 worshippers […]
Laku eight-storey head office to complete in 2023
MIRI: LAKU Management Sdn Bhd held a ground breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction work at its new head office here and official handing over of Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) Bukit Selatan Reservoir by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today. Expected to be completed in June 2023, the […]
Groundbreaking ceremony postponed
SEBUYAU: The groundbreaking ceremony of the Batang Lupar Bridge, scheduled for this coming Thursday (Feb 18), will be postponed to a later date. Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) said the decision to postpone the ceremony was made in light of the Covid-19 situation in the state. “The postponement was an early step to curb the […]
Pioneer 3-in-1 refuelling station by 2021
KUCHING: The first three-in-one multi-fuel refuelling station in the country located at Darul Hana, here is expected to be operational by 2021. According to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, the building of the Petros refuelling station is part of the state government’s approach to introduce the use of the environmentally friendly hydrogen […]
Temporary road closure at Jalan Stadium
KUCHING: There will be a temporary road closure and traffic diversion at Jalan Stadium from 10am on Monday (Sept 28) until 6pm on Friday (Oct 2). According to a statement from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) on Friday (Sept 25), the road closure will be along Jalan Stadium in between Wisma […]
Delight for Daro residents
MUKAH: Residents of Pulau Bruit, Daro — over 150km from here — will certainly be delighted as Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is expected to officiate at the earth-breaking ceremony of the Batang Paloh Bridge project in the island tomorrow. They have been separated since time immemorial and the bridge, when completed […]
Thumbs-up to new mosque, entrepreneurs platform
BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI & AHMAD HAMKAR SARBINEE SEMATAN: The people of Telok Melano and Sematan welcome the construction of a new mosque and Anjung Usahawan (entrepreneurs platform). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the projects at Telok Melano, a seaside village about 30 minutes’ drive […]
Traffic congestion set to improve
JALAN SEMERAH PADI-JALAN DEPO KUCHING: The traffic congestion at a roundabout near Jalan Semerah Padi and Jalan Depo here is set to improve as Jalan Tan Sri Abang Ikhwan will be upgraded into a dual carriageway, said Samariang assemblywoman Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. Speaking to the press after performing the earth-breaking ceremony at the […]
Thumbs-up for new road
KUCHING: The people of Kampung Segedup and Kampung Sg Maong welcome the construction of a new road linking both villages. Kampung Segedup community leader Penghulu Sulaiman Awi, 65, said the 3.6 km single carriageway road connecting Kampung Sg Maong to Segedup would improve communication and the local economy. “This road will benefit us greatly we […]
