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MPP clears the air over faulty streetlights

KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has come out to clear the air following opposition assertions on who is responsible for street lighting in the Kota Sentosa area. According to its chairman Lo Khere Chiang, street lighting on minor roads falls under the jurisdiction of the MPP, while the federal road along the Pan Borneo Highway […]

Street lights installed for Bintangor road

SARIKEI: The main road from Sungai Buloh, Bintangor to the Sungai Selidap Sarikei Bridge will have street lights installed for the safety of road users. According to a report from the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing who visited the work site said the installation started yesterday. The installation is […]

Daring thefts, vandalisms of electrical facilities

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy found out that nine of the street light steel columns at the Kuching Isthmus were cut and stolen by vandals on Tuesday. The electricity provider in a statement today said vandals are now more daring when targeting electrical facilities which are meant for public convenience. “In past vandalism cases, culprits normally targeted […]

Street lights vandalism forces motorists to travel in darkness

KUCHING: Damaged and vandalised street lights along Jalan Casuarina and Jalan Bako here caused by thieves stealing copper wires are forcing motorists in the area to travel in darkness and putting the public in danger. Street light vandalism cases are also rising in the city. In 2022 alone, a total of 818 damaged street lights […]

Non-functional street lights to be fixed soon

MUKAH: The non-functional street lights along a road leading to Kampung Petanak Daya here will be fixed soon. Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) deputy walikota Jay Keram, said while maintenance of street lights was directly under Syarikat Sesco Berhad (Sesco), it has been included in the council’s work package. “Action (on the matter) will […]

Fix non-functional street lights, authorities told

MUKAH: Some street lights at a road leading to Kampung Petanak Daya here have not been operating for a couple of months. The authorities are therefore urged to do something about the matter. New Sarawak Tribune on Thursday (Sept 23) discovered that there were 13 street lights along the road, which stretched from Mara Junior […]

Pilot project on solar powered street lights

KUCHING: A pilot project on the use of solar powered light-emitting diode (LED) street lights is being carried out in two villages in Sarawak and two in Perak. Rural Development Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said in Sarawak, the pilot project was being held in Kampung Long Semado and Kampung Long Sukang in Lawas. […]

Kg Malaysia Jaya gets 30 street lights

KUCHING: Thirty street lights have been installed at Kampung Malaysia Jaya, says Semariang assemblywoman Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. The RM111,929 initiative is under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP). “The initiative was implemented by Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) and it was necessary due to the increase in population and social problems, especially among […]

Where is the fund for electricity?

KUCHING: The federal government’s allocation for street lights along Jalan Puncak Borneo is only enough to build the infrastructures, said Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang. He was addressing the lack of funding by the federal government for implementing the street light project along dark stretches from Jalan Kota Padawan to Kampung Annah […]