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Bandar Lawas bridge to be ready June 2025

LAWAS: The Bandar Lawas new bridge project is expected to be completed by June 2025. In a news report by the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan expressed his confidence in the contractor’s ability to complete the project within the timeframe. “So far, the delay is at four […]

Alternative route near gas pipeline explosion up and running

KUCHING: SaraWorks Sdn Bhd has identified an alternative route and upgraded it for the convenience of road users in the surrounding areas. “As the affected stretch is temporarily closed until further notice, we have since identified an alternative route and upgraded the road, which is now open to traffic,” it said in a statement today. […]

60pct rice production self-sufficient level target by 2030

SERIAN: The Sarawak government is targeting to increase the self-sufficient level (SSL) for rice production to 60 per cent by 2030. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, Deputy Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Martin Ben said Sarawak had achieved 38 per cent rice production SSL thus far while the […]

State govt to decide on allocation

GEDONG: Premier of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the state government would decide whether to provide additional allocation as well as to extend the road network for the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR). He said that the decision to provide the allocation depended on the good performance of the projects later. “If […]

Ba’kelalan ecotourism sector expected to expand

BY MOHD FHARKHAN ABDUL GHAPAR The ecotourism sector in Ba’kelalan which is well-known for its highland tourism products is expected to continue expanding as the country shifts into the endemic phase of Covid-19. The development of the sector will be supported and driven by the Sarawak government’s plan to build and upgrade roads in Ba’kelalan which will be integrated […]

New road alignment catalyst for development

KUCHING: The new alignment for the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) proposed by the Sarawak government will be a catalyst to develop the hinterland, rural and northern parts of Sarawak namely Limbang and Lawas; catering to both rural and urban development. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Brodie said while Baru Bian, during […]