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Flushing to improve water supply successful

KUCHING: The local water authority, Kuching Water Board (KWB), has completed flushing work in response to complaints about unclean and muddy water supply in Desa Wira, Kenyalang Park, and Bintawa. As a result, the number of complaints has decreased. Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi, the Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications for Sarawak, stated that KWB will […]

Call to uphold integrity as core practice

BY ZAHID ZAKI KUCHING: Integrity is a core practice that must be upheld in every agency to ensure that the vision, mission and function of an agency as a whole can be achieved, said Datuk Julaihi Narawi. It plays an important role besides having high professional values and teamwork in an organistion, said the Minister […]

Water disruption today and tomorrow

KUCHING: A planned water disruption notice has been issued and will take place from today (August 27) until Sunday (August 28). The cause of the water disruption is due to a full shutdown of Batu Kitang Water Treatment Plant Module 8, Plant 4 for replacing of suction and delivery valve treated water pump. The affected […]

Water disruptions for some city areas

KUCHING: A planned water disruption notice has been issued and will take place from tomorrow until Saturday (July 30). The cause of the water disruption is due to a repair work of 840mm pumping main at Jalan Datu Bandar Mustapha. The affected areas include Jalan BDC, Jalan Tun Jugah, Jalan Simpang Tiga, Jalan Tun Razak, […]

Better water supply for 50 households

KUCHING: The Supply, Delivery, Laying and Testing of The Proposed 160mm Outer Diameter High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Main Extension at Kampung Gita project worth RM328,503 is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Kuching Water Board (KWB) in its statement on Friday (Oct 15), the completion of the project […]

Low water pressure or dry pipes

KUCHING: Residents staying on higher grounds today said there was a substantial drop in their water pressure. Some even said there was no water at all from their pipers. The supply interruption was caused by an SEB power outage at 12.30am, according to Kuching Water Board (KWB). As of 4am, all pumps were already operating […]