Bridge to link school and village soon

PADAWAN: A bridge will be built to connect Kampung Abang to Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkalan Ampat here to ease the burden of teachers, school staff and students. Assistant Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said a road project will also be constructed under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) in the area to connect the main […]

Road to facilitate farming activities

PADAWAN: A farm road will be built for the people of Kampung Biya Jaber to go to their farms. “The project is under the rural transformation programme (RTP) and the cost of building it is RM500,000,” said Assistant Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. He said this after the earth breaking ceremony for the new […]

Mill Hill Block project gets RM2.5 mln from state government

KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government gave a grant amounting to RM2.5 million to the St Joseph school’s Mill Hill Block (1894) restoration project. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call from the St Joseph School Board of Management at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia here today. […]

Create integrated hotline system to tackle issues of potholes

KUALA LUMPUR: Fixing pothole-riddled roads has been a never-ending battle, mostly due to the lack of coordination in handling the complaints, according to experts. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Institute of Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management (IIESM) deputy director Prof Ir Dr Ahmad Kamil Arshad said an integrated hotline system involving all road owners is one […]

Gabion walls in two weeks’ time

MIRI: The installation of gabion walls along Lutong beach here is expected to be completed in two weeks’ time, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. Lee said that the installation, covering a length of 140 metres near Lutong Airstrip, was being undertaken by the Public Works Department (JKR) here. Another part of the gabion walls […]

Repair roads cut off by landslides, Mambong rep urges JKR

KUCHING: Datuk Dr Jerip Susil has called on relevant agencies and the Public Works Department (JKR) to repair roads cut off by landslides in his constituency. The Mambong assemblyman said 37 houses and three road shoulders were affected by the natural disaster. “The Mambong constituency is a hilly area and each year, there’s bound to […]

20 fishing boats moved to main road

MIRI: About 20 fishing boats were moved to the Kuala Baram main road as the boat sheds were flooded on Tuesday night following non-stop downpours. Minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Minister for Transport went to Kampung Batu Satu, Kuala Baram last on Tuesday night […]

Gabions to prevent erosion of Lutong beach

MIRI: Gabions are being installed to prevent further erosion of Lutong Beach. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the RM369,000 project, which would cover 185 metres of the shoreline, started yesterday (4 Jan) and was expected to be completed in three or four weeks’ time. Met after inspecting the project on Tuesday, he […]