KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) has given existing scavenging contractors an additional three months from today to rectify internal issues after being repetitively instructed and warned to strictly adhere to contractual obligations and weekly waste collection schedules. According to its chairman Datuk Peter Minos, the main issue is
KUCHING: The Kuching-Samarahan Expressway is ahead of schedule, with physical progress at 48 per cent as of December 2022, and is expected to be finished by November. According to a statement on Tuesday (Jan 3) from the Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR), the appointed rescue contractor was working diligently to
KUCHING: The new quit rent is not more than 100 per cent, the Sarawak Land and Survey Department has clarified. Director Abdullah Julaihi said in a statement on Friday (Dec 30) that the new quit rent would not increase from 400 to 700 per cent, as reported in the media.
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has vouched to renovate and upgrade public amenities such as the drainage system, parks and roadworks next year. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the local council has plans in the pipeline for the upcoming year to enhance its services. “We are focusing on
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will work closely with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to identify and eliminate accident black spots. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the safety of the people is its priority and that the city council will take the lead in ensuring that citizens
KUCHING: Sarawak needs more four-wheel-drive vehicles to deliver commodities to remote areas, said Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs, and Special Tasks) hoped that the request for the vehicles would be approved to allow the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) Sarawak
KUCHING: Allocation has been requested from the state government to acquire a piece of land in Long Busan to transfer the local village to a higher ground to avoid the oncoming flood caused by the Bakun dam. Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak
KUCHING: More multiracial activities and competitions should be held in Sarawak to highlight the state’s harmony and unity, said Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap Yau Sin. Yap stated that he had always been telling all associations that had been organising events or competitions to emphasise harmony and unity so that
SEPANG: The Transport Ministry has urged airlines to follow AirAsia’s lead in lowering airfares, particularly during the holiday season. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said despite operational difficulties, AirAsia supports the government’s commitment to reduce transportational rates, especially during festive occasions. “While they are unable to further increase flight frequencies due
SARATOK: The funding from the Other Religious Affairs Unit (UNIFOR) is critical to ensuring that the Ji Yuan Shan She Saratok Charitable and Moral Education Association can realise its dream of constructing a unique structure that will become a landmark in Saratok. Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri stated that the group
