192 landowners receive over RM9.65 mln compensation
BAU: A group of 192 landowners here received over RM9.65 million in compensation for their lands taken by the government for development purposes. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan presented the landowners the compensation cheques for the lands which were acquired for road upgrading and construction of bailey bridges here on Saturday […]
Have mandate will have wealth fund
SERIAN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has asserted that if Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is given a mandate by the people, he will form a sovereign fund by next year for the future of Sarawak. “There is an approach called capital maximisation under sovereign fund. So our future is bright […]
To voters: Don’t repeat mistakes
MIRI: Sarawakian voters are told to avoid repeating the ‘mistake’ of electing opposition parties into office such as in the previous general elections. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said Pakatan Harapan’s (PH’s) 22-month reign should serve as a lesson for the people to avoid the opposition in view of the […]
GPS focuses on development politics
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is a government that focuses on the unity and harmony of its people and the state’s infrastructural development. “This is what we call development politics. We do not conduct politics like other parties and we only focus on unity, harmony and development of Sarawak,” said Demak Laut incumbent […]
Sarawak committed to ensuring digital infrastructure: Nancy
BY LUCIA TEREY JOHN KUALA LUMPUR: The Sarawak government led by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is committed to ensuring that the development of digital infrastructure will be among the important agenda to be given attention in the context of the state’s development. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Wanita deputy chief Datuk Seri […]
Agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors to be given focus
LAWAS: The agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors will be given focus by the state government towards developing the state, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), he said this was also to reduce the development gap and income disparity as well […]
Pan Borneo Highway to be game changer
KUCHING: The Pan Borneo Highway, once completed, is going to be a game changer. It will bring major changes because when people are able to access the markets, demands for their products will rise. Sahrain Maloh, Manager, Corporate Communication and Land Sub-unit, Pan Borneo Highway Unit, Jabatan Kerja Raya Sarawak, when contacted here on Monday […]
Greater Bau: Infrastructure must be first before other things
KUCHING: Infrastructural facilities are the first things that need to be provided in order to create a Greater Bau. As Sarawak is moving towards becoming a developed state, infrastructural facilities and amenities must be put in place before moving on to other matters, said Tasik Biru incumbent assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. “Bau is part […]
Two more mega bridges for Sarawak
KUCHING: Two mega projects — The Batang Kemena Bridge in Bintulu and Sungai Limbang Bridge at Jalan Lawas-Merapok, Limbang — will be implemented under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said these projects were still in the process of finalisation. “Once they are finalised, they will be handed over […]
Highway project nears completion, Julau stretch to open
KUCHING: Nearly 80 percent of work on the Pan Borneo Highway project in Sarawak has been completed. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof who disclosed this said another stretch which involved road alignment work in Julau would be officially open next week. He said caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun […]