Solar energy to power remote villages in Sabah’s Banggi Island
KUDAT: Life for the residents of three remote villages on Banggi Island, off here, is set to change for the better thanks to the solar-powered energy system recently installed at their homes. A team of local journalists, including this writer, spent two days on the island to witness the installation of the system and see […]
Connecting villages to cities and towns by 2030
SARIKEI: The Sarawak government is fully committed to achieving its goal of connecting all villages to cities and towns by 2030. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the relevant ministry has conducted the research on the matter. “We need to build 5,000 kilometres of roads (in this effort) and now we are […]
Light comes to 9 more longhouses
MIRI: Nine more longhouses with 451 households in Telang Usan now enjoy access to reliable 24-hour renewable electricity supply. This supply is obtained through the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares) which targets remote villages located at a distance from transmission and distribution infrastructure. “Under the Rural Electrification Master Plan, RM2.37 billion was allocated for […]
NGO ensures food on table for rural folks
BINTULU: It is not easy to deliver food aid to the needy folks who live in remote villages and longhouses here. But founder of Bintulu Extrameal Francis Ngu Hown Hua said he and his team would continue to ensure that these folks have food on their table during the movement control order (MCO) implemented to […]
Baleh’s remote villages get food aid
KUCHING: Remote villages in the Baleh constituency continue to receive food aid despite a journey of up to four hours to reach some of the longhouses. Baleh assemblyman Tan Sri James Jemut Masing, talking about this challenge, said: “There are no less than 200 longhouses in the Baleh constituency, in some instances, it will take […]
