News about Sarawak

PUTRAJAYA (June 26): Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin said the ministry will be working with the Sarawak government to solve housing issues in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): More than 100 graves in a Muslim cemetery in Seruai, Spaoh district, Sarawak have collapsed into the Sungai Saribas owing to soil erosion According Batang Lupar PKR branch chief Abang Zulkifli Engkeh, the soil erosion is believed to be caused by sand mining and dredging activities in and around the Sungai Saribas carried out by a private company, Bernama reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): A political party in Sarawak has made a report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the construction of the 22km Nanga Ngungun-Nanga Jagau Road in Kanowit, Sibu.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): The construction of a RM5 billion coastal highway project in Sarawak will be awarded via open tender.

PETALING JAYA (June 20): Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is requesting from the state government an increase of development funds for rural and semi-urban areas in next year’s state Budget, according to the Malay Mail.

  PETALING JAYA (June 20): Previously banned from entering Sarawak, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) is scheduled to visit the state tomorrow.

PETALING JAYA (June 19): Human rights activist Kua Kia Soong said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should pay a visit to the Sarawak natives who were forced to leave their ancestral homes due to the Bakun dam project 20 years ago, the Malay Mail reported.

PETALING JAYA (June 14): The Sarawak state government has been urged to consider relocating Kampung Jeriah in Sibu, Sarawak to a less flood-prone area, reported Bernama.

PETALING JAYA (June 13): Pakatan Harapan Sarawak has urged the state government to not readily adopt industrialised building systems (IBS) to upgrade schools in the state, especially those in rural areas.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Ekovest Bhd shares fell 2.