Kota Sentosa church gets RM700k grant

KUCHING: The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Kota Sentosa has received RM700,000 allocation from the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR). The allocation was handover by Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap to Father Felix Au of the church today (September 2) During the ceremony, Yap asked the church committee to provide a report to UNIFOR about […]

Assemblyman advocates wider usage of Bahasa Malaysia

KUCHING: People should converse in Bahasa Malaysia wherever they are, be it at the office, school or while interacting with friends. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap said there are many positive benefits in doing so among the diverse community in Malaysia. “The use of this language while communicating with each other shows that our love […]

Close monitoring of Kota Sentosa streetlight projects

KUCHING: Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap said that he and the community leaders under the Kota Sentosa constituency will continue to monitor the implementation of the street lighting projects closely. In his press release, he stated that this is to ensure that unnecessary delays are avoided. “Adequate streetlights are important as they increase visibility, promote […]

Solve problems through proper channels

KUCHING: Politicians have been urged to solve problems faced by the public through proper channels and official communications. In making the call, Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap added that the complaints must be conveyed directly to relevant authorities rather than through the media for self and cheap publicity. “I want to reassure the public that […]

Grant recipient gets roof of house repaired

KUCHING: A recipient of the Sarawak government’s Minor Rural Project (MRP) and the Rehabilitation of Poor House in Sarawak (PPRMS) programme, Chong Khoon Boo finally had repairs on the badly damaged roof of his house at Kampung Semeba near here completed. Yesterday he received a visit from the Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap who had […]

Village road under Yap’s constituency under repair

KUCHING: Major remedial works will be carried out to rectify the dilapidated sections of the village road at Kg Sungai Tapang. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap said that the remedial works will involve removing and replacing existing pavement followed by laying geo textile, aggregates and premix. “The contractors also agreed to carry out and complete […]

Maintenance works ongoing at Jalan Sg Tapang

KUCHING: Cahaya Mata Sarawak (CMS) road maintenance team is still doing maintenance and temporary repairs on the poor road conditions at Jalan Sungai Tapang. In stating this, Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap said that in order to proceed with rectification works, the CMS team would carry out testing on affected damaged areas as highlighted in […]

Dilapidated village road to be repaired immediately

KUCHING: Repair works will be carried out immediately on the dilapidated road section of Jalan Kampung Sungai Tapang here. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap said following complaints on the dilapidated road problem, he had immediately brought up the matter to the attention of Public Works Department Kuching (PWD Kuching) to speedily resolve the matter and […]

Yap wants aid channelled to urban low-income groups: Yap

KUCHING: The unity government should look into providing more targeted assistance to low-income families in urban areas to ease their burden due to the increasing cost of living. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap said the government should consider increasing financial assistance to the low-income group and ensure affordable housing, more jobs, better incomes and access […]

Kota Sentosa rep wants more funds to resolve flood problem

KOTA Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap has appealed to the Sarawak government for development funds to be allocated to resolve the flash flood problems faced by residents in his constituency. He stated that there are still flash flooding problems affecting his constituents such as residents at Borneo Garden off Jalan Lapangan Terbang and Taman Happy Valley […]