Return maintenance project to JKR
KUCHING: The Pan Borneo Highway maintenance project should be returned to the Public Works Department (JKR) to prevent more tragedies, said Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. He said the Pan Borneo Highway is still plagued by uneven surfaces and littered with unsafe construction practices. He pointed out that the current party responsible for […]
LBU donates RM1mil to relief fund
KUCHING: Lebuhraya Borneo Utara (LBU) has donated RM1mil to the Sarawak Disaster Relief Fund. “So many people are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of our corporate responsibility, LBU is contributing RM1mil to the fund to channel assistance to help the community cope with the current challenging situation,” said managing director Mohamad Zaidee Abang […]
Temporary road closure at Mile 7
KUCHING: The route from Mile 7 towards Kuching will be temporarily narrowed starting tonight until Thursday to make way for a beam launching activity of the Pan Borneo Highway (LBU) project. Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) has issued a road closure notice yesterday. “The route from Mile 7 to Kuching will be temporarily narrowed (currently, […]
State ministry may absorb some workers
Move to help absorb retrenched LBU workers underway LBU RETRENCHMENT KUCHING: The Ministry of Infrastructure and Ports Development plans to absorb some of the workers who were retrenched by Lebuhraya Borneo Utara (LBU). Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing said that his ministry was preparing a cabinet paper on the proposal. LBU reportedly retrenched some […]
Ministry, JKR taking it lightly: MP
LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT KUCHING: The federal Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Public Works Department (JKR) seem nonchalant about the loss of employment among the people, said Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. “Even our local Pakatan Harapan (PH) MPs do not seem to think the livelihood of these employees and their families […]
