MP to help repair jetty
SEBUYAU: Batang Lupar MP Mohamad Shafizan Kepli takes seriously the condition of the dilapidated jetty used by children to go to school. He said he was ready to help repair the dilapidated jetty in Sebuyau. “I understand that this jetty is used by residents every day, especially children from Kampung Seberang, Sebuyau to go to […]
Jetty cleaning in preparation for Kaul celebration
MUKAH: About thirty people consisting of ten members of the UiTM Mukah staff and the residents of Kampung Tellian carried out joint work to clean the Kaul jetty of Kampung Tellian yesterday morning. The gotong-royong activity organised by the Mukah Kaul Standing Committee chaired by Penghulu Juana Lupieh was held in preparation for the Kaul […]
Discover Melaka from the river cruise
In the second part of his journey in Melaka, writer William Chai details his experience discovering the historical city through a river cruise ride along the Melaka River, the only river journey in the country that takes you back through 600 years of history. Set adrift along historical treasure troves Besides the normal tour of […]
Why the fuss over a RM50K jetty!
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. – Aesop, Greek slave and storyteller To be honest, I was quite astonished by the lingering spotlight on the RM50,000 wooden jetty project at Kampung Mutap in Miri. The controversy has hogged the limelight in both the local and national media in […]
Nothing amiss about jetty price, says PWD
MIRI: The Public Works Department (PWD) on Monday explained that the price for the construction of a wooden jetty worth RM50,000 in Kampung Mutap Bekenu which became a viral subject on social media yesterday, was justified. In a statement statement, it said the estimation is based on the rate of RM9,000 per meter cube for […]
Bekenu rep in the dark over jetty project
MIRI:Deputy Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Development I Datuk Rosey Yunus is in the dark about the wooden jetty project at Kampung Mutap, Bekenu. In saying so, the Bekenu assemblywoman said she would leave it to the Public Works Department here to look into the matter. “I’ll let PWD Miri look into the matter […]
Passion keeps ‘water taxi’ service afloat
By Zalina Maizan Ngah KUALA NERUS, Terengganu: “Bot nambang … bot nambang ke Pasor Payang! Dua riyal je!” (Water taxi … water taxi to Pasar Payang! Only RM2!”) Wan Mohd Alif Muhaimin kept calling out in a Terengganu Malay dialect, looking for passengers for the 15-minute boat ride from the Seberang Takir jetty across Sungai […]
Toilet, jetty for Telok Serabang and Kg Pugu
KUCHING: Visits to Telok Serabang and Kampung Pugu will be more pleasant as rural transformation projects (RTPs) costing a total of RM700,000 are set to commence soon. The projects include a RM100,000 new public toilet in Telok Serabang and a RM600,000 jetty and ramp upgrading project for Kampung Pugu (for eco-tourism) both of which will […]
