Funding issues for Pan Borneo Highway
THERE appears to be some misunderstanding between the Sarawak government and Putrajaya over the funding for the 1,089km Sarawak portion of the Pan Borneo Highway project.
Expanding workforce a growth catalyst
WITH its vibrant economy and rising property prices, Sarawak’s capital city Kuching is well positioned to become the state’s most popular residential destination for investors and owner-occupiers.
Kuching property market heats up
PETALING JAYA (June 25): Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, has in recent times garnered more attention for its continuous rise in its real estate market, especially in the residential segment.
MOU to build Borneo744 township in Kuching inked
PUTRAJAYA (June 17): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today witnessed the inking of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish the first Blue Ocean Entrepreneurs Township (BOET) in Bintawa, Kuching, also known as the Borneo744 project, Bernama reported.
High-rises in Kuching on the rise
DESPITE obtaining city status in 1988, Kuching’s skyline is still relatively short of tall buildings and skyscrapers.
High-rise living in Kuching
KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): While property sales has been sluggish in the local property market, Lien Dak Group of Companies is confident that its RM300 million LD Legenda in Kuching, Sarawak will do well.
HCK Capital's unit enters JV for Sarawak apartment project
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): HCK Capital Group Bhd said its indirect 70%-owned unit HCK Premier Builders Sdn Bhd (HPBSB) has entered into a joint venture (JV) development agreement with Daya Builders Sdn Bhd for the development of apartment units in Kuching, Sarawak.
Design Village Penang targets earlier opening date in November
PETALING JAYA (April 8): Design Village Penang – the northern state’s first premium outlet mall – aims to open by this November in time for the school holidays, said its general manager Tay Ai Leen.
PM Najib says government to build 5,000 affordable homes in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pictured) said the Government would build another 5,000 affordable houses in Miri and Kuching, Sarawak, to ensure more people could own comfortable and safe residential units.
Making Kuching a vibrant and dynamic city
WHEN Alfred Russell Wallace worked on his theory of evolution through natural selection following his explorations of the Malay Archipelago in a small hut not far from what is now Sarawak’s capital, Kuching, he noted how much of the state was unreachable due to its hilly terrain and dense forests.
