News about Sarawak

Concept For Christopher H T Wong, who has been running a successful furniture business in Miri since the early 1980s, the opening of a second branch in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, was prompted by necessity.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 4): TRC Synergy Bhd said a company, in which its wholly-owned unit will have a 30% stake in, has bagged a RM1.

Gamuda Bhd (July 29, RM4.

KKB Engineering Bhd (July 27, RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Shares in KKB Engineering Bhd surged as much as four sen or 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): A joint venture (JV) between Bina Puri Holdings Bhd and Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd yesterday received and accepted a letter of award from Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd for the proposed development and upgrade of Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak for a contract sum of RM1.

Construction sector Maintain overweight: The remaining eight Pan Borneo Highway work packages worth around RM10 billion will be awarded this month, according to a news report.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): What do you think of when Ipoh comes to mind? Pomelos? Shredded chicken kueh teow soup? A long gone mega tin mining industry? Crunchy bean sprouts? Salt-baked chicken? Pretty girls with flawless complexion? The city has been sort of underrated over the years as a tourist spot in Malaysia, with the Pearl of the Orient, Penang; and historical Melaka hogging the limelight in the peninsula and Land Below the Wind, Sarawak across the South China Sea drawing in visitors.

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.

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.