LUNDU: A total of 100 recipients of state welfare assistance received cash contributions of RM100 each along with a hamper worth of RM80 in conjunction with the upcoming Gawai Day celebration. Tanjung Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan, said the contributions were aimed at easing their financial burden and to add
KUCHING: Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak in now 82 per cent complete. He said four packages of the project namely in Telok Melano-Sematan, Nyabau intersection, Serian to Balai Ringin and Julau have already been completed. “We hope all of
KUCHING: One of the four flyovers in the Kuching-Serian Road, namely the Mile 10 flyover, in now open to motorists. Senior Works Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said road users could now drive seamlessly along the roads within Kuching to Padawan and Siburan. “I want to thank the road users
SPAOH: Bukit Saban state assemblyman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah is focusing on development in his constituency. Speaking at the Kampung Spaoh Hari Raya gathering here today, the focus would be on income generating economic activities and education. “I am also banking on inputs from Betong MP Datuk Robert Lawson Chuat
THE government should set aside sufficient funds for the construction of roads connecting 88 settlements in Song district, Lidam Assan (GPS-Katibas) said today. Stressing that infrastructure facilities were a prerequisite to development, he said: “Yet, for decades now, this is what Song has been lacking, which understandably, accounts for the
A SARAWAK Coffee Development Board has been suggested, aimed at carrying out feasibility studies on this industry in Song District. Lidam Assan (GPS-Katibas) said Song, with its vast uncultivated land, could be another food basket for Sarawak. “In view of the popularity of coffee among the younger generation, where a
THE proposed project for the development of new Lundu Hospital will be submitted as part of the next Malaysia Plan. Public Health, Housing and Local Government Deputy Minister Michael Tiang stated the state Health Department would propose the new project. “The new hospital will have 76 beds, whereas the current
WOMEN’s non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Sarawak, including single mothers’ associations, are encouraged to submit working papers and apply for capacity building funds from the government. Deputy Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Rosey Yunus said the ministry has allocated a special grant amounting RM200,000 this year for
REGULATING forest management activities through the insertion of a new Section 70A into the Forest Ordinance is a step forward towards preserving and conserving the state environment for the future generation with good sustainable usage. Wilfred Yap (GPS-Kota Sentosa) said the new Section 70A in the Forest ordinance would give
THE Forests (Amendment) Bill 2022 will give power to the government to formulate new provisions for better management of the state’s forests by creating Amenity Forests for Education, says Kennedy Chukpai Ugon (GPS- Murum). He said the creation of Amenity Forests could also be used for research and recreation purposes,
