RM1.6 billion allocated for STR project linking bridges
SADONG JAYA: The Sarawak government has allocated a total of RM1.6 billion for the implementation of the Second Trunk Road (STR) project, which will connect the Batang Samarahan Bridge to the Batang Sadong Bridge, reaching the Batang Lupar Bridge. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development Datuk Ir Aidel Lariwoo, stated that the project, covering […]
Finance Ministry denounces false claim of RM600 STR addition
The Finance Ministry has refuted the widespread misinformation regarding an alleged additional RM600 supplement for the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR), asserting that the claim is entirely false. In a statement, the ministry cautioned the public to be vigilant and not to be easily deceived by such news circulating on Telegram. They advised individuals to refrain […]
PSB’s misinformation saddening
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) deputy publicity chief Christopher Gira Sambang has expressed disappointment over Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) members ‘misinforming the public’ with twisted facts with regard to the proposed Second Trunk Road (STR). “We are all aware that some of the YBs (elected representatives) or ex-YBs from PSB were part of the state […]
‘Entulu got it all wrong’
KUCHING: Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has failed to realise the impact of the construction of the Second Trunk Road (STR) to the local economy and the people’s livelihood, a political secretary to the Chief Minister said today. Responding to Entulu’s criticism of the STR, Edwin Banta said the road was […]
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 […]
