Critical Sungai Tujuh ICQS upgrades needed
MIRI: Urgent improvements are needed at the Sungai Tujuh Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security Complex (ICQS) in Kuala Baram here to address severe traffic congestion. State Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said the need for both immediate and long-term strategies to mitigate the issue at the vital national entry point. “For a temporary […]
Home Ministry finalising new Malaysia-Indonesia border crossing
TUMPAT: The Home Ministry is currently engaged in finalising the new border crossing between Malaysia and Indonesia following the development of Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara, in Kalimantan. Its minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the new border crossing is among the matters discussed by both countries under the Cross Border Agreement (CBA). “Our […]
Lundu needs infrastructure upgrade to compete with Nusantara
LUNDU: Infrastructure development is crucial for Lundu to move forward, especially when border movements at the Biawak Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) are increasing. Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang stressed that Lundu would need a township, equipped with a recreational centre and cultural centre, among others. “The majority of folk in Lundu are Bidayuh, Iban […]
Facilities at border posts, ICQS complexes to be enhanced as Nusantara construction intensifies
KUCHING: Border posts and the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (ICQS) complexes along the Malaysia-Indonesia border will be improved with upgraded facilities and roads as the construction of Nusantara has intensified. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this was one of the topics covered at yesterday’s Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Implementation Action Council […]
Biawak ICQS sees huge spike in movement into Sarawak
LUNDU: Since the Biawak Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex reopened April last year, the number of vehicles from West Kalimantan has increased drastically. When Malaysia entered the Covid-19 endemic phase last year, most of its borders, particularly here in Sarawak, opened and saw the movement of many people from the other side of […]
East Malaysia-Indonesia bus route to boost travel and trade
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP & MEDECCI LINEIL LUNDU: You can soon travel to Indonesia via bus. Thanks to Sarawak as the cross-border bus service is expected to be operational next year. State Transport Minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin said the bus service from Kuching to Kalimantan passing through Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Biawak-Aruk […]
Study to connect cross-border bus routes between Kuching and Singkawang underway
KUCHING: The Transport Ministry is studying the possibility of opening new cross-border bus routes between Kuching and Singkawang in West Kalimantan through the Biawak – Aruk Integrated Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS). Its Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said this would facilitate Sarawak government’s initiative to bring more tourists to Sarawak especially for […]
Gerawat gives assurance on ICQS Biawak
KUCHING: There are no plans yet to improve facilities and access routes at the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex at Biawak, Lundu. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring), Datuk Gerawat Gala said this in response to Billy Sujang (GPS-Opar) at the DUN sitting today. “However, the Sarawak government […]
CCTs to improve border control
MIRI: The border control at Sungai Tujuh Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex will be further improved through the installation of closed-circuit televisions (CCTs). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the proposal (of the CCTs installation) will be put forward to the Ministry Of Home Affairs for consideration. “It helps to […]
Govt still looking for suitable site for new Opar township
LUNDU: The new Opar township will become a smart city once it is fully developed. Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang said the government was still looking for a suitable site to establish the new township. Previous suggested locations had been declined by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. “Now, we are still in […]
