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Minister: Transforming Sarawak Buoys and Lights Board vital

THE Sarawak Buoys and Lights Board needs to be strengthened and transformed from its present status, said Minister for Transport, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. Currently, the Sarawak Buoys and Lights Board does not have its own management structure set-up. The Sarawak Buoys and Lights Board was established under clause

RM1 Flat Rate Bus Fare Subsidy Programme gains momentum

THE RM1 Flat Rate Bus Fare Subsidy Programme has garnered strong public support, witnessing a notable increase in ridership from approximately 200,000 per month in its 2020 inception to an impressive average of 350,000 riders per month in 2023. Minister for Transport, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin noted the positive

7.8 million passengers, 41,890 tonnes of cargo until Sept

AIRCRAFT and passenger traffic at all airports and Short Take-Off and Landing (STOLPorts) airports in Sarawak stood at 97,129 aircraft movements carrying 7.8 million passengers from January until the third quarter of this year. State Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said for the same period, a total of

Fourth day of DUN sitting runs smoothly

THE fourth day of the second session of the 19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting yesterday (Nov 23) proceeded smoothly, commencing at 9 am. The session began with a prayer in the DUN chambers. DUN Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar also took the opportunity to

Rep: Consider merging Bau and Lundu districts to form new division

THE Sarawak government has been urged to consider merging the districts of Bau and Lundu to establish another division in Sarawak. Serumbu assemblyman Miro Simuh said that both districts are currently within the Kuching Division, being the large division with the highest population density among all divisions in Sarawak. “It

Advanced discussions needed to overcome telecommunication project hurdles

THE issue of construction sites for telecommunication projects needs to be discussed beforehand to identify the proper locations for telecommunication towers, and ownership problems of construction sites can be avoided. Baleh assemblyman Nicholas Kudi Jantai said that the injection of funds totalling RM1.89bil by the federal government to expedite the

Assemblyman urges infrastructure development for Baleh

BALEH assemblyman Nicholas Kudi Jantai has stressed the need for infrastructure development, particularly in terms of connecting remote areas in the upriver region with road facilities. He said the connecting roads to longhouses in Baleh primarily rely on logging roads, constituting approximately 90 per cent of the infrastructure. Another 5

Call to increase community leaders in Tanjong Batu constituency

THERE is a need to increase the number of community leaders and village chiefs (KMKKs) in the Tanjong Batu constituency. According to assemblyman Johnny Pang, while the population of Tanjong Batu has increased significantly over the years, it is disheartening that the constituency currently only has 10 Kapitan, four village

Krian rep wants allocation for agricultural inputs

KRIAN assemblyman Friday Belik has proposed that a portion of the RM630 million from Sarawak’s revenue in 2023 be allocated back to smallholders in the form of plantation road projects or other agricultural inputs. As outlined by the Premier during the presentation of the State Budget 2024, he said one

GOF border personnel involved in corruption, claims Baru

CORRUPTION is taking place at the Long Bawan/Ba’Kelalan border involving General Operations Force (GOF) personnel, Baru Bian (Ba Kelalan-PSB) claimed in the state legislative assembly on Wednesday. He said there had been numerous complaints about such incidence over the years but no action was taken to plug the problem. Towards