MPP announces road closure to ease traffic
KUCHING: The road near the Petronas station in Bandar Baru Batu Kawa MJC will be closed to traffic soon. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Tan Kai, said effective Sept 10, road users must exercise caution and prepare for alternate routes in view of the permanent closure. “The decision to close the mentioned road stems from […]
Padawan seeks commercial, industrial boost to spur economy
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is urging more private investors to invest in commercial and industrial projects in areas under its jurisdiction. In making this call, its chairman Tan Kai said MPP’s jurisdiction has become a fast-growing municipality, with the number of private holdings totalling 78,805 properties as of July 31 this year. Of the […]
Thumbs-up for free hydrogen bus services
KUCHING: The government initiative of providing free hydrogen shuttle buses to designated vaccination centres (PPV) in the city has received positive feedback from the public. Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Tan Kai said, in a statement yesterday, that he personally boarded the shuttle bus at the bus stop in front of Riverside Majestic Hotel […]
Good Samaritans come to aid of fisherman
KUCHING: A fisherman, whose boat sank in waters off Tanjung Po near Bako here, has received some assistance. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women chief Kho Teck Wan, Team Dynamics chairman Eric Tay and Aaron Tay of Tay Motors paid a visit, and presented a donation to the fisherman, Bong Fook Yu, on Monday (Sept […]
44 receive aid from Tay Motors
KUCHING: Tay Motors presented assistance amounting to RM5,000 to 44 recipients on Saturday (Sept 5). The recipients include senior citizens, single mothers, handicapped and chronically ill persons from six villages, namely, Kpg Stampin, Kpg Stampin Baru, Kpg Stutong, Kpg Temedak, Kpg Lubuk Buan and Sg Tapang. The aid was handed over at Community Bumiputera Kota […]
‘Improve traffic light junction project’
KUCHING: Political secretary to the chief minister Tan Kai has appealed to Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof to improve the quality of the Jalan Tun Razak-Jalan Foochow traffic light junction project left over by the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government. He said he had met with Fadillah last Saturday and has appealed to […]
Pol-sec lodges police report
KUCHING: Political secretary to the Chief Minister, Tan Kai has lodged a police report over a viralled fake news which alleged the recent one-day State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Sitting was held quietly to acknowledge and pass the validity of Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA 74).The police report was made at the Tabuan Jaya police station […]
3,000 food packages delivered
KUCHING: Under the Sarawak Government Food Assistance Programme during the Covid-19 pandemic, 3,000 food packages were distributed to the low-income group within the areas of Padungan, Pending, Batu Lintang and Kota Sentosa. “Since April 5, a total of 6,900 packages of food items have been delivered, including the 3,000 packages today,” said Tan Kai, a […]
Ensure virus-free food delivery
KUCHING: All those involved in the delivery of the state food aid must ensure that they do not contribute to the spread of Covid-19, said a political secretary to the chief minister, Tan Kai. “While we want to deliver (the aid) on a mass scale, we also have to ensure that we don’t spread the […]
First batch of people requiring food aid submitted for action
KUCHING: In an effort to assist the low-income groups here to overcome difficulties posed by the Covid-19 outbreak, the state government has called for immediate action to be taken by the Welfare Department. Yesterday, Tan Kai, a political secretary to the Chief Minister, revealed that the first batch of residents in southern Kuching namely Padungan, […]
