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Pan Borneo 54 pct completed as of August

KUCHING: The progress of the Sarawak Pan Borneo Highway, involving 10 work packages from Sematan to Miri, is currently being implemented and is at 54 per cent completion as of August this year. Senior Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the stretch between Telok Melano and Sematan under phase one of the project […]

Meet up on project implementation soon

KUCHING: The Works Ministry together with Sarawak Public Works Department (PWD) will meet up with the contractors of Pan Borneo Highway work packages soon to deliberate on the project’s implementation, particularly on safety and maintenance works. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof noted that there were complaints from members of the public on the condition […]

Mitigation plan to improve implementation model

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is implementing a mitigation plan and follow-up action to improve the implementation model previously decided for the Pan Borneo Highway project in Sabah and Sarawak, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this was to ensure the smooth development of the project as a catalyst […]

Pan Borneo Highways in Sabah, Sarawak 32 and 52 percent completed

KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry has announced that the Pan Borneo Highways in Sabah and Sarawak have each recorded 32 percent and 52 percent progress until June. It said that the two projects were being implemented conventionally with cooperation from the Public Works Departments in Sabah and Sarawak following the termination of the Project Delivery […]

Ministry to expedite project

PAN BORNEO HIGHWAY KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Ministry of Works is looking to expedite the completion of the Pan Borneo Highway. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the initiative was put forward following a recent change of government and the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) which has led to a delay in progress […]

Pansar to contribute to Pan Borneo

KUCHING: Bursa Malaysia listed engineered solutions provider Pansar Berhad (‘Pansar’ or the ‘Group’) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pansar Company Sdn Bhd (Pansar Company) had accepted two letters of appointment for a project related to the development and upgrading of the proposed Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak. The total contract value of the projects […]

Lee backs call for bypass road

MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin agrees that the federal government should consider constructing an alternative road or bypass road from Lawas and Limbang to Miri that does not pass through Brunei in addition to the Pan Borneo Highway. He said he supported the call by Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development assistant minister […]

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 […]

Previous government approach to continue

PAN BORNEO HIGHWAY PROJECT KUALA LUMPUR: The construction of the Pan Borneo Highway will continue, through the use of the conventional project approach adopted by the previous government following the termination of the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) contract which took effect on Feb 20 this year. Nevertheless, the new Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof […]

Passing of a great Sarawak Highlander

Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale. ― Peter S Beagle, American novelist and screenwriter Two week ago Sarawak lost one of its renowned Lun Bawang leaders Penghulu George Sigar Sultan who passed away after a short illness. Sigar, who was […]