Thumbs-up for new road

KUCHING: The people of Kampung Segedup and Kampung Sg Maong welcome the construction of a new road linking both villages. Kampung Segedup community leader Penghulu Sulaiman Awi, 65, said the 3.6 km single carriageway road connecting Kampung Sg Maong to Segedup would improve communication and the local economy. “This road will benefit us greatly we […]

Ripple effect of stimulus package to local economy

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 outbreak started as a health crisis in China before turning into a global pandemic, which is now wreaking havoc on economies, including Malaysia’s, damaging supply chains and causing businesses to face prospects of closures and job losses. With more than two million jobs said to be at stake, businesses from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to large […]

Terubok fish a potential downstream product

DARO: The ‘terubok’ fish (toli shad or Chinese herring) is tipped to play a significant part in boosting the local economy. International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Assistant Minister Datuk Naroden Majais said that commercialisation of the fish could be a source of income to local fishermen. He explained that processed terubok […]