News about Sarawak

KOTA KINABALU (Nov 26): Malaysia has established a joint task force to plan and monitor development at Sabah and Sarawak borders in line with Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital city to Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

KUCHING (Nov 24): The 12th Sarawak state election will be held on Dec 18, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday (Nov 24).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has secured an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) contract worth RM63.

LAWAS (Nov 5): Plans to build and upgrade the road linking the entry point of the Malaysia-Indonesia border to Long Lopeng will bring big changes to the Ba’kelalan area, said Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.

SIBU (Nov 3): The Sarawak State government is eyeing to make Sibu the third town to achieve city status by 2031 with several big projects in the pipeline to achieve the vision, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Property developer Ibraco Bhd has secured a contract for construction works in Kuching, Sarawak, worth approximately RM375 million.

KUCHING (Oct 31): Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing died at Normah Sarawak Medical Centre (NSMC), Petra Jaya here at 7.

JULAU (Oct 29): The Julau alignment of the Pan Borneo Highway project is expected to be opened officially in November, said Sarawak Public Works Department, Pan Borneo Highway Unit, Central Zone Office, Work Package Contract Project 07 (WPC07) project manager Syahrul Ismadi Ismail on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): COVIDNOW data showed that hospital admissions in the Klang Valley and Sarawak increased over the last seven days, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin highlighted on Thursday (Oct 21) in a tweet.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): A total of 19,550 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, a dip from yesterday’s high of over 21,000 cases, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.