Private firm to repair Tanjung Durian Road
BAU: The damaged Tanjung Durian Road here will undergo repair works which are expected to be completed within a month. Serumbu assemblyman Miro Simuh said a private company, Hollystone Quarry Sdn Bhd, would undertake the project and cover all the expenses. “The repair works have already started,” he told New Sarawak Tribune when contacted on […]
RM9.6 mln for repair of Bintangor mosque
BINTANGOR: The state government has approved an allocation of RM9.6 million for the repair and upgrading project of Masjid Darul Taqwa in Bintangor. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, this was announced by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Sarawak Government Communication Unit), Abdullah Saidol during his working […]
Repair dilapidated police HQ
KUCHING: Hulu Rajang MP Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong urged Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to repair the dilapidated police headquarters in Belaga as soon as possible. A building block at the Belaga district police headquarters was engulfed in flames on Monday (Dec 14). “I urge the Home Affairs minister to go on the […]
Residents step up to repair road
SERIAN: Unable to get repairs for an access road to their residential area as it is on a private land, residents of Taman Pasir here, led by Pasir Housing Community president Chai Nyuk Chong, took it upon themselves to fix it. Taman Pasir, which consists of 400 houses, has only one entrance/exit. The completion of […]
Storm survivors get financial aid
KUCHING: A total of RM31,000 in assistance was allocated to storm survivors in the constituencies of Satok and Tupong here on Sunday (Sept 6). Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also Member of Parliament (MP) for Petra Jaya, presented the aid to 21 recipients from Satok and three others from Tupong. […]
Dilapidated schools in various stages of progress
KUCHING: Dilapidated schools in the state that are being repaired and/or restored using a RM1-billion contra loan arrangement with the federal government are in various stages of progress. Deputy Education Minister Dr Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said as of last month, RM700 million was paid by the state government for the projects. He said […]
State to repair 56 schools in Lawas
LAWAS: Fifty-six dilapidated schools in Lawas district will be repaired soon, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the schools would be repaired under the allocation by the Sarawak government through the Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA). “Today, I was made to understand that Lawas wants to have its dilapidated schools […]
Rep doles out over RM450,000 in MRPs
TATAU: A total of RM450,100 in Minor Rural Project (MRP) funds were given out to 12 longhouses in Kakus constituency for the ‘Program Penambahbaikan Rumah Miskin Sarawak’ (PPRMS) yesterday. Presenting the fund at Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Office in Kakus constituency was its assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai. Sikie stated, “This MRP project (allocation) is […]
Repair of dilapidated schools nationwide 90% completed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education has completed 90 percent or 452 of the 534 projects to repair dilapidated schools nationwide this year, its minister Dr Maszlee Malik said. He said the percentage is expected to rise further by year’s end. “We are focusing on dilapidated schools so that all teachers and students will have […]
