Sarawak govt’s commitment to rural development and infrastructure projects
KAPIT: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has reiterated the Sarawak government’s unwavering commitment to empower rural areas and boost economic activities. He highlighted the ongoing and continuous development of essential infrastructure, including electricity, water and roads throughout the region. “The government has approved various infrastructure projects, such as upgrading coastal roads, implementing […]
PWD to focus on complex projects
KUCHING: The transferring of infrastructure projects such as renovation of schools and poor clinics under the supervision of Public Works Department (PWD) to other departments or district officers, will allow the department to focus more on complex projects. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the department could focus more on implementing complex infrastructure […]
Zahid assures support for college construction
KAPIT: The federal government has pledged to assist in the development of the Mara Professional College as well as other infrastructure projects here. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Patinggi Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said construction works on the college will commence this year. “This also applies to the request of Works Minister and Kapit MP Datuk […]
RM1m RTP projects to improve Long Banga infrastructure
MIRI: Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) projects worth RM1.05 million are being undertaken to improve infrastructure at Long Banga in the Baram area this year. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala said these projects include the construction of tarred roads (RM200,000); Long Banga airstrip parking (RM100,000) and tarred […]
43 infrastructure projects in Upper Rajang under construction
KAPIT: A total of 43 infrastructure projects under the Upper Rajang Development Agency (URDA) are presently at various stages of implementation. According to the chief executive officer of Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA) Datuk Ismawi Ismuni, the projects are scattered throughout Kapit and Kanowit districts. He disclosed this in a briefing during a meeting of […]
Funds needed for immediate infrastructure projects
The financial allocation must be distributed to Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) and Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) for projects to be developed, urged Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. He said that financial assistance must be allocated to DBKU and MPP, and if these organisations are solely dependent on their funds, it would not be enough […]
50 projects forerunner to highland endeavour
MIRI: Fifty infrastructure projects which are now in various stages of implementation within the Highland Development Agency (HDA) jurisdiction are expected to pave the way for better days ahead for the rural communities in the area. These will lay the foundation for the state government to implement various socio-economic programmes to increase the income and livelihood […]
Contracts of 18 sick projects terminated
DALAT: The contracts of 18 critically delayed projects in the state have now been terminated. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said new contractors would be sought to continue with these mainly infrastructure projects. “We had contractors who were good at bidding for contracts. But when they obtained them, they failed to deliver and decided […]
Pansar’s order book can sustain the company
KUCHING: Pansar Bhd’s outstanding order book of more than RM1.2 billion can sustain the company even in the event of an economic downturn for the next few years, said its chairman Dato Sri James Tai Cheong. He said some of the notable infrastructure projects that Pansar is currently implementing include Unimas Teaching Hospital in Kota […]
Infrastructure projects need to be fast-tracked
KUCHING: The Sarawak-Sabah Link Road and Pan Borneo Highway are among the central infrastructure projects that will need to be sped up to improve logistics and communications in the two states. Economics professor Dr Geoffrey Williams of Malaysia University of Science and Technology said these projects would drive regional development and local economic growth, however, […]
