More telco towers to be built in Puncak Borneo
KUCHING: A total of 27 telecommunication towers will be built in Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency under the National Digital Network (Jendela) project to increase telecommunication access there. Deputy Minister II of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin said the tendering process had been completed and that the projects would be implemented this year. “Sixteen […]
Tankers to deliver water until problems are solved
PADAWAN: The Rural Water Supply Department and the Kuching Water Board are working hard to find the causes of reduced water volumes and water pressures in the villages of Puncak Borneo. Division Engineer of the Rural Water Supply Department Awang Mohamad Ayatullah, in stating this, added, “The water supply problems in and around Puncak Borneo […]
Puncak Borneo water woes to end soon
PADAWAN: The problem of low water pressure in Puncak Borneo will end soon, probably by early April. Assistant Transport Minister and Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil revealed Monday (Jan 25) the Rural Water Supply Department and the Kuching Water Board had proposed that the water from the water board’s Booster Pump Station No.2 at […]
Looking at how to assist Henry Gurney students
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry is looking at the possibility of services it can offer to assist students at Henry Gurney School in Puncak Borneo. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the ministry would emphasise on providing rehabilitation for the students. “First, the ministry could conduct assessment for […]
MP mulls building more farm roads
PADAWAN: Federal Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Willie Mongin is committed to building more farm roads in Puncak Borneo as he looks to boost the economy of the local people. He said the construction of farm roads should continue because more people were getting involved in farming seriously. “Farm roads are normally built upon the […]
12 more telco towers to boost Puncak Borneo coverage
PADAWAN: Puncak Borneo now has better and wider network coverage as eight telecommunication towers are already fully functional in the area. Its MP Willie Mongin said through the cooperation of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), they were currently building 12 more towers. “I have also applied for 10 […]
Prison inmates complete 20 pieces of Sarawak songket
KUCHING: Twenty-two inmates from Puncak Borneo Prison completed about 20 pieces of Sarawak songket since last year. The Sarawak songket woven by the inmates will become the state’s new textile product. State Prisons Department director Ajidin Salleh said the songket production, woven by 22 selected male inmates, went by the brand SaraPride (Sarawak, Prison Department). […]
‘Don’t politicise street lighting project’
KUCHING: The RM3 million street lighting project at Puncak Borneo is one that should not be politicised, said Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin. He was responding to Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang who said that the fund for the project was insufficient without considering the cost of power supply. Willie told reporters […]
Speed up drug rehab centre
KUCHING: The construction of National Anti-Drugs Agency’s (Nada) Cure and Care Rehabilitation Centre (CCRC) in Puncak Borneo near here is set to be completed by April this year. Nada director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Abdullah said the contractors and consultants had assured that it would be completed on time even though the project was currently seven […]