Traffic diversion at Sg Tubah Bridge, Bau
KUCHING: The Public Works Department (PWD) announces that a diversion and half road closure has been effected at Sungai Tubah Bridge, Bau from Nov 9 to 15. The closure is to enable contractors to do repair work on the expansion joints of the bridge from 10 pm to 5 am during the closure period. “Please […]
MBKS repairing and upgrading drains to prevent flash floods
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is repairing and upgrading drains in areas under its jurisdiction to prevent flash floods. MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said this, however, would take time and funding. “MBKS has identified flood-prone areas such as Sungai Maong Kiri Catchment (Stampin Tengah, Hui Sing, Tong Wei Tah, Iris Garden, […]
Unifor allocations for two churches
KANOWIT: The Sacred Heart Chapel in Sungai Bawan and the Sungai Tuah Church located in the Ngemah constituency have each received allocations from the Other Religious Affairs Unit (Unifor). On Friday (July 30), Ngemah assemblyman Alexander Vincent handed over the allocation to representatives of the two churches at his service centre. According to Alexander, the […]
RM700k Unifor aid for Samariang chapel
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has provided an allocation of RM700,000 to St Nicholas Chapel Bandar Baru Samariang to repair its retaining wall and to build a carpark. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi handed over the allocation to the house of worship’s […]
Unifor gives out RM8 million grants
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has distributed over RM8.176 million in grants to 72 churches, chapels, and temples across the state. The grants will be used to improve the physical condition, repair, or renovate various buildings of worship, as well as to secure the construction site. Its Minister-in-charge Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas […]
Measures taken to rectify Senari Port congestion
KUCHING: The Sarawak Infrastructure and Port Development Ministry has apologised for the inconvenience caused by the congestion at Senari Terminal due to a computer outage, and is taking several measures to solve this. Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said what had occurred was beyond control, and as a service provider, Kuching Port Authority […]
Road closure to fix sinkhole
KUCHING: The Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) is temporarily closing the left lane of the road at the Datuk Temenggong Abang Kipali Abang Akip roundabout underpass heading towards Matang Baru from Kuching to fix a sinkhole there. Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the state JKR would repair the road. “When I […]
State government committed to helping Kg Tunku residents
BY ZARINA ABDULLAH KUCHING: The Sarawak government has helped as much as possible to solve the problem of structural cracks in the homes of residents at Kampung Tunku RPR, Phase 2, Petra Jaya. The cracks and damage occurred due to the work on sewerage projects in the surrounding areas since 2017. Law, State-Federal Relations and […]
172 homes repaired under house improvement project
SEBUYAU: A total of 172 homes here have been repaired through the Sarawak Poor Housing Improvement Project (PPRMS) so far. Infrastructure and Ports Development Assistant Minister and Sebuyau assemblyman, Datuk Julaihi Narawi, said the state government led by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is always concerned about the living conditions of less fortunate. He expressed […]
210 houses in Tanjung Datu repaired
LUNDU: A total of 210 houses in Tanjung Datu have been repaired through the Projek Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (PPRMS). In a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu said the repair of all the houses costs RM2 million. “PPRMS is a testament to the Sarawak […]
