Kpg Sapit road access project under federal purview

KOTA PADAWAN: The road access construction project to Kampung Sapit is under the purview of the Public Works Department (PWD) and not under Padawan Municipal Council (MPP). Chairman of MPP, Lo Khere Chiang said that the task of the council is only confined to maintaining the minor road. “We are not involved in the project […]

Road to be fully accessible within two weeks

BINTULU: Repair work on the collapsed part of Jalan Bakeri Ting will be fully completed within two weeks, said Tanjung Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang. He said repairs would take time and contractors had been instructed to build a temporary access road to Tanjung Batu. “I gave them three days to build a temporary access road […]

Berawans grateful for road and telecom services

MIRI: Long Terawan folks will soon have access to more reliable internet services with the establishment of Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (MYSRBN). Through the project, the people, mostly Berawan, will have access to better internet and mobile telephone services. Today (April 6), Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg launched the MySRBN project in Long […]

Main road condition irks residents

MUKAH: Residents in Tanjung Pedada expressed their frustration over the main road connecting the residents to the outlying areas that are now flooded again since Jan 12. According to Tuai Rumah (TR) Mawar Awang previously, his people had voiced out to upgrade the road due to the current problem. “There was no news on our […]

Better roads when upgrading completed

BY AINA AZIZAH YEO & VOON YIH BOON KUCHING: Residents of Kampung Bintawa Ulu here will have better road access when the current upgrading and repairing work is completed. Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi paid a visit to Lorong 13, Kampung Bintawa Ulu to inspect the newly tar sealed road today. “The […]

The long and steep ride to Kampung Sapit

KUCHING: Only a small portion of the road to Kampung Sapit, one of the Bidayuh villages located at the foot of the Ulu Padawan hills near Sarawak-Kalimantan border, has been paved. The rest of the road is still unpaved and surfaced with gravel. Work to improve the road had to stop because of the Covid-19 […]