Awang Tengah takes up steel sheet investment with China
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has held discussions on a China company’s intent to invest in galvanised steel sheets and colour coated steel sheets in Sarawak. He held a meeting with Liu Jie, president of Hebei Yanbo Colour Coated Sheets Co, Ltd during his official visit to Beijing on Sept 1. […]
RM334 billion investments by 2030
KUCHING: The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) is targeting total investments of RM334 billion by 2030 with private investments of RM267 billion and government investments of RM67 billion. In revealing this, Deputy Minister of Economy Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said the government hoped to create 2.5 million job opportunities in Sarawak with the economic […]
Another milestone for Sarawak Energy as Murum-Samalaju line powers up
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy recently achieved a key milestone with the successful commissioning of the 166km Murum to Samalaju B 275kV Transmission Line. In a press statement by Sarawak Energy, it stated that the milestone further strengthened the reliability of Sarawak’s overall power system by enhancing transmission security and capacity for current and future load growth, […]
International Energy Week 2022
Creating commercial possibilities through technology, innovation By Kelly Ting Swee Shuen The International Energy Week 2022 (IEW 2022) was back this year to promote new business prospects that focused on creating commercial possibilities through technology and innovation. The fifth edition of the expo was held in the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) from November 22 […]
Strategising rural development
BY NATHANIEL YU SARAWAK has a large geographical area and it undoubtedly poses a huge challenge in terms of developing especially its remote areas. However, this has not stop the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government from ensuring that development is properly planned and implemented across the state. In efforts to spur infrastructure and socio-economic development […]
Come study at University Of Technology Sarawak
The Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) is prepared to provide scholarships or educational loans to Sarawakian students accepted to the University of Technology Sarawak (UTS). The University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) was promoted to full-fledged university status and renamed UTS. UTS, founded on April 1, 2013, is the only university completely owned by the state […]
Move to encourage more industries in Mukah
THE Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA) will review the need to implement the Matadeng Industrial Park project to encourage more industries in Mukah. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Investment Malcom Mussen Lamoh said Matadeng was a strategic node in the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) development corridor, especially in the Mukah-Balingian coastal zone. […]
Conference attracts over 25 energy ministers and leaders
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy shared its renewable energy journey at the recently concluded Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2021. This year’s edition brought together global energy decision makers, international organisation leaders and industry captains who shared their insights as well as perspectives under the theme ‘Advancing the Energy Transition.’ Sarawak Energy Group chief executive officer Datuk […]
Sarawak needs to choose investors wisely
KUCHING: Sarawak needs to be selective in welcoming the right investors to avoid the state from becoming a “dumping ground” for unwanted industries, said Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Hussain. Taking this stand would also help the state to identify good investments that would not only provide profitable returns financially […]
Minister briefed on SCORE projects
KUCHING: The Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda) has briefed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed on new and current projects implemented within the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) on Thursday. In an online meeting, Recoda chief executive officer Datuk Ismawi Ismuni briefed Mustapa on the implementation status of Score […]
