Completing ‘sick projects’ on time

KUCHING: Deputy President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas will make sure ‘sick projects’ can be completed on time. He said he was making this his priority. Uggah, who is also Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development, said among the problems faced by the ministry were sick projects, especially the […]

RM14 mln sports complex ready soon

SPAOH: The new RM14 million sports complex here is expected to be completed by the end of this month. The contractor’s workers are now putting the finishing touches. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah visited the complex, one of his “Projek Rakyat”, today. He was accompanied by Betong District Council secretary Charlie Keling, a political […]

Phase Four of Batu Kawah Riverbank Park to open in April

KUCHING: Phase Four of the Batu Kawah Riverbank Park is expected to be completed in April. Deputy Chief Minister and Batu Kawah assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that he was told by Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) deputy secretary Ir Goh Thiam Ho that the project would be open to the public by […]

Park to be completed by mid-June

KUCHING: The new Kota Padawan Recreational Park project is set to be completed by around mid-June this year. Project consultant Akitree Design landscape architect (LAr) James Sim said the project’s construction is going well and is at 91.3 percent completion. “We have finished the rear part of the recreational park and all that’s left are […]

RM192 mln hospital ready in October

KUCHING: The second RM192 million Sri Aman Hospital is expected to be completed in October. Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said the new hospital would have a total of 180 beds.  “It is a mega landmark project in Simanggang town,” he added during his site visit. He called on all community representatives who took […]

New health clinic in Miri by next year

MIRI: Construction work on the new health clinic next to the existing Miri Hospital is expected to be completed by next April. According to Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, this new health clinic would replace the old one — previously known as Miri Polyclinic — which is unable to cater to the needs of […]

Geopark dossier to be completed end of this month

KUCHING: A dossier for the proposed Sarawak Delta Geopark (SDGp) will be finalised by the end of this month. Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh said at the moment the draft dossier is being fine-tuned. “All activities including the promotion and launch of SDGp will also be included in […]

Tamu Baru Desa Senadin to complete soon

MIRI: Tamu Baru Desa Senadin, which is scheduled for completion in May this year, is set to accommodate 28 hawkers that are currently operating along the streets in Desa Senadin here. The project costs RM500,000 and it is under Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin’s Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) funds for year 2020. “The project […]

Welfare complex to commence operations soon

DALAT: The newly completed Dalat District Welfare Complex here, when fully operational this year, will become a melting pot for the old, young, able-bodied as well as disabled persons. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the RM12.5 million building was approved by former chief minister, the late […]

Mill Hill Block to be completed by next month

KUCHING: The restoration of the historical Mill Hill Block of SMK St Joseph is expected to be completed by the end of next month. Old Josephians’ Association (OJA) in a statement today (March 20) said the project was made possible by a RM2.5-million grant from the state government and the RM1.5-million contributions by ex-Josephians as […]