49 attend PWD’s MoI workshop
KUCHING: Forty-nine participants attended the Public Works Department (PWD) Divisional Manual of Instruction (MoI) Workshop 2023 from March 7 to 9. Organised by PWD’s compliance branch quality management sector, the workshop discussed and revised the MoI following the merging of the regional and division offices. The revision covers the latest organisation chart, functions, roles and […]
Marudi Bridge Construction Underway
MIRI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has announced the commencement of the construction of the Marudi bridge over Batang Maram in Miri. To facilitate the construction work and ensure the safety of road users, the available road will be closed and a detour leading to the ferry will be opened to the public starting this […]
Struggling couple with health issues has Hope to thank for
KUCHING: Hope Place was recently introduced to a couple with several health issues and lacking basic necessities. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) said 55-year-old Winney Jaili and her husband Kuntri, 64, are living in a dilapidated house at Kampung Pengiran in 14th mile. They were referred to Hope Place for assistance by a social worker […]
Rep explains delay in school project
BINTULU: Murum assemblyman, Kennedy Chukpai Ugon, has refuted media reports on the causes of delay in the construction of Metalun National School in Belaga. He said during a dialogue with government agencies, timber concession companies, and local community leaders in the Murun-Metalun Resettlement Area, all parties expressed their full support and cooperation to ensure the […]
New surau for residents of Jln Drahman Keria
SARIKEI: Residents of Jalan Drahman Keria will get a new surau after the Surau Darul Huda construction project, which is now under development rapidly, is completed. Costing RM500,000, the surau under the Rural Transformation Project (RTP), which began construction in December 2022, is scheduled for completion by the appointed contractor, WBN Construction, on June 7 […]
Ministry supports MoE to improve subpar schools
KUCHING: The Ministry of Works is committed to assisting the Education Ministry (MoE), said Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Works Minister applauded the budgetary provisions made under the development budget for projects to improve subpar school buildings in Malaysia, especially Sabah and Sarawak. He noted that his ministry, through the Public Works Department (PWD), […]
Jakar section undergoes two-month temporary closure
SARIKEI: It has been explained that the closure of the Pan Borneo Highway in the Jakar section here is only temporary, for two months. A news report from Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) quoted it as saying, the closure aims to guarantee the safety of road users as the work to put of sewers and […]
Enthralling poetic performance by visually impaired
KUCHING: The powerful performance of ‘Manifestasi Seni Puisi: Harapan Kami’ organised by Sarawak Society for the Blind (SSB) Kuching has left its audience overwhelmed. The said performance which was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industries and Performing Arts (MTCP) and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Sarawak Branch highlighted the element of […]
Temporary Jakar routes’ closure
KUCHING: The old route to Jakar from Saratok and the old road from Jakar to Meruton will be temporarily closed. According to the Public Works Department (PWD) in a statement, the said closure is to implement construction works to be carried out on the Jakar old road starting from yesterday. Therefore, it stated that a […]
Road users reminded of route deviation
KUCHING: The Public Works Department (PWD) Sarawak is reminding the public of a route change happening along the Moyan traffic light intersection on the Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak project. According to the press release issued today(Feb 16), the deviation at the aforementioned area will be implemented to allow construction activities to be carried out beginning […]
