THE Additional and Late Applicant Fund (ALAF) in 2018 has benefited 755 villages comprising 9,090 households throughout the state. Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi said that to date, there were about 35,000 applicants who needed electrical installations through the ALAF scheme. “This project is an ongoing scheme
THE Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) will install 40,000 smart meters as a pilot project in the Serian Division by the end of this year in line with efforts on digitalising water supply systems. Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi said that as many as 14,200 smart meters
THE construction of a 200MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station in Miri and Samalaju is critical to meet the load demand in 2025, before the 1,285MW Baleh Hydro Power Station is completed and expected to start operations in 2027. Minister for Utility and Telecommunication, Datuk Julaihi Narawi said
ROLLAND Duat Jubin (GPS-Meluan) requested for a new clinic to be built in Julau since the current available clinic is in bad condition and rundown. “The area really needs a new clinic to replace the existing clinic which is more than 50 years old. The community is requesting for a
AGENCIES involved in the approval of housing and commercial building projects in the Stakan area need to conduct a detailed study, especially with regard to traffic flow, water pressure and flash floods. Stakan Assemblyman Datuk Hamzah Brahim said it is important theses agencies address these problems and issues immediately so
KUCHING: The Belgium Ambassador to Malaysia Pascal H. Gregory paid a courtesy call on Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah at the new State Legislative Assembly (DUN) complex today. Also present were senior director of the Port of Antwerp- Bruges International in Belgium Mario Lievens, its senior consultant Michiel Dubos,
THE 4G coverage for populated areas in Song district had improved to 32.04 percent in the first quarter of 2022 from the previous 26.02 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. Deputy Minister of Telecommunication of Sarawak, Datuk Liwan Lagang said further improvement is expected after the completion of various
KUCHING: Do you know that Borneo Cultures Museum has conducted an Online Photography Competition, an Online Essay Writing and the Sarawak Museum Numismatic Collection Virtual Exhibition E-quiz? The purpose of the competitions was to further enliven the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the Sarawak Museum. The museum, built in
KUCHING: The Sarawak National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) continues to encourage women to undergo early detection tests for reproductive cancer, namel, cervical cancer and breast cancer through the Women’s Reproductive Cancer Awareness Campaign or WCaRe. According to Sarawak State LPPKN Director, Shahriah Saharom, the campaign is an initiative