KUCHING: Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development, Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah hoped that the newly-appointed Works Minister, Baru Bian and Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Chong Chieng Jen would continue the development in the state.
According to Fatimah, rural areas in the state need infrastructure development such as road connectivity the most to ensure that the communities there can connect with each other.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate both of them on being appointed. The Works Ministry is important in the context of Sarawak.
“We hope that Baru will continue existing development in the state, especially road connectivity for the rural areas,” she told reporters after hosting a press conference on the Special Olympics State Games 2018 at the Baitulmakmur Building here on Monday.
Fatimah also hoped that Chong Chieng Jen would focus on monitoring the prices of goods, especially in the rural areas.
She said that the prices of goods in the rural areas should not be higher than those in the urban areas.
“I hope that Chong will focus on this issue,” said Fatimah.
