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RM500,000 for road connecting Sungai Reboh to Paku Ili

SIMANGGANG: A ground-breaking ceremony was held on Friday (June 26) for the construction of a road connecting Kampung Sungai Reboh, Batu Lintang Undop with Kampung Paku Ili, Undop. The road with an estimated length of 3.7km will be built at a cost of RM500,000 under the Rural Transformation Project (RTP) allocation of Assistant Minister of […]

Pansar to contribute to Pan Borneo

KUCHING: Bursa Malaysia listed engineered solutions provider Pansar Berhad (‘Pansar’ or the ‘Group’) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pansar Company Sdn Bhd (Pansar Company) had accepted two letters of appointment for a project related to the development and upgrading of the proposed Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak. The total contract value of the projects […]

Promises to Sibu people, delivered!

SIBU: Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today said he has delivered the promises he made to the people of Sibu when he became the Chief Minister three years ago. He said the projects to expand development as well as the urban renewal plan for Sibu are currently being carried out and would be continued […]

Overhead bridge near school soon

KUCHING: An overhead bridge will soon be built near SMK Tun Abang Haji Openg to enhance the safety of students and teachers when crossing the road. Utilities Assistant Minister (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the overhead bridge is one of the scopes of the B package of the Kuching Inner Ring Road […]

Road will cut Sarikei-Tg Manis travel time

SARIKEI: Travelling from Sarikei to Tanjung Manis will take a much shorter time once a 17km road connecting the two places has been completed. According to Repok assemblyman Dato Sri Huang Tiong Sii, the road costing about RM300 million would be completed within four years. “Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg officiated at […]

Coastal road to generate spin-off effects

KUCHING: The Sarawak coastal road project will open up lots of opportunities to boost the development of rural population especially those in the coastal areas. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the state’s coastal road development would have multiple spin-off effects for the local people in terms of connectivity and economic benefits. […]

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 […]

Rayong exposes his weakness: Paulus

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) deputy president Johnical Rayong has a “confused mind made so by his party’s anti-rural stance”, said GPS Backbenchers’ chairman Paulus Palu Gumbang. In a statement yesterday, Paulus said on one hand Rayong claimed PSB is “fully committed to the wellbeing of all the people of Sarawak, particularly those who live […]

STR remarks misleading: Pelagus PRS Youth chief

KUCHING: Roads, including the Second Trunk Road (STR), are the catalyst for other developments in rural areas, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Pelagus Youth chief Desmond Hellegers Achong. As such, he said, one of the main objectives of STR was to shorten the travel period from the western to northern part of Sarawak, “thus it […]

Road project not a waste

PUSA: Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor hit out at Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) leaders for saying that the construction of the Second Trunk Road (STR) project is a waste and does not bring much benefit. He said the rights of Sarawakians, including those living in the coastal areas, cannot be denied as they too deserve […]