CIQs in Sarawak need to be upgraded with newer facilities
KUCHING: All of the customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complexes stretching along the borders of Brunei, Indonesia and Sarawak should be upgraded with newer facilities to compensate for the increase in visitors entering the state. Minister for Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said this when asked to comment on the prime minister’s announcement of […]
Park to be completed by mid-June
KUCHING: The new Kota Padawan Recreational Park project is set to be completed by around mid-June this year. Project consultant Akitree Design landscape architect (LAr) James Sim said the project’s construction is going well and is at 91.3 percent completion. “We have finished the rear part of the recreational park and all that’s left are […]
Batu Kawa folk grateful for development
KUCHING: A ‘Sports/Community Hall with Innovative Hub’ project that is currently under construction at the former Ang Cheng Ho quarry in Batu Kawa here is set to become another major landmark in the area specifically and this city in general. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian pointed out that the […]
Merembeh Caving Park expected to open in Jan
KUCHING: The Merembeh Caving Park in Bau is expected to be opened in the middle of January next year, said Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh. He said the facilities there were still being developed, such as the Tourism Information Centre, trail and gazebo. “This is a unique tourism product because there are two caves there that […]
Village’s amenities to receive upgrade
SERIAN: The poor road conditions and network coverage in Kampung Merakai need to be upgraded in order to fast-track the state’s transition into a high-income society by 2030. This was said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom after launching utility projects in Merakai at the Kampung Merakai multi-purpose hall on Thursday (Dec 10). […]
Court will spark interest in sepak takraw
KUCHING: The construction of a RM120,000 sepak takraw court at Kampung Bintawa Batu will encourage more youth to be involved in sepak takraw, said Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He said the project had been completed on schedule. “The construction of a roof for the sepak takraw court and drains at Kampung […]
11 RTP projects for Beting Maro
PUSA: A total of 11 rural transformation programme (RTP) projects worth RM1.39 million are being and will be implemented in the Beting Maro state constituency this year. Batang Lupar Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim, who disclosed this, pointed out the projects included building a parking lot and toilet at Medan Selera […]
Foundation, DCCI to have new HQs
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: The Dayak Cultural Foundation (DCF) and Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) will finally have a new headquarters after several years of waiting. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the approval and establishment of the headquarters for DCF and DCCI, known as […]
New screening centre set up
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has moved its Covid-19 screening centre from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) to a new area here for people wanting to get tested. The screening centre now operates at the State Youth and Sports Complex, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, located a few blocks away from the hospital, and it aims […]
Uggah visits Covid-19 screening centre
KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas advised those seeking evaluation at the Covid-19 screening centre at the Sarawak Youth and Sports Complex here to show maturity in abiding by the guidelines. “I would like to also advise those going there to practise social distancing and to wear face mask,” he said […]
