Kampung Tudan culvert construction in progress

MIRI: Sixty culverts have been built in Kampung Tudan here since work commenced in 2019. Work is in progress to complete the remaining 40 units. In 2019, an allocation totalling RM750,000 under Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin’s Rural Transformation Programme was approved for the project. “It’s expected to be completed by September this year,” […]

Don’t deny rural populace progress

KUCHING: Datuk Julaihi Narawi has told Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh not to have any slightest agenda of cancelling projects such as the Second Trunk Road (STR) project “just because you are on a different political platform now”. “Do not be cruel to the needs of our rural population and ironically, you served as wakil […]

Progress via Second Trunk Road

‘Bear in mind that countries that have the best road networks in the world have governments that had made significant investments in their countries’ infrastructure.’ – World Economic Forum report With a population of 1.3 billion and the second largest economy in the world since 2011, China builds 10,000 kilometres of road every year. It […]

US sees progress in Coronavirus fight

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday the country has seen “very significant progress” in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the past week, Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking at White House coronavirus task force briefing, Trump said the country sees “aggressive” mitigation efforts to combat the virus are working at a “very high level”.  […]

Malaysia’s 5G progress expected despite setback caused by pandemic

KUALA LUMPUR: The GSM Association (GSMA), which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, is confident of Malaysia’s progress in the rolling out of the fifth generation (5G) technology despite a slight setback caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. During an online media briefing today, GSMA’s head of Asia-Pacific Julian Gorman said Malaysia’s push for 5G included bringing together the […]