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ENGKILILI: At least 24 settlements in the Ili Batang Ai area in Engkilili constituency will have electricity from the grid by November next year. Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong said the project to light up 24 settlements would cost about RM9.5 million. He said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem was serious in wanting to develop the rural …

KUCHING: Intending home owners in Kota Samarahan can expect to buy affordable houses that costs not more than RM250,000 per unit. Samarahan District Council (SDC) chairman Dato’ Peter Minos said: “We are trying to work things out with the private sector and developers to make it happen.” He said this after Sheda Kuching Branch committee members and advisors paid a …

KUCHING: Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) hopes to extend its 4G long term evolution (LTE) coverage in Sarawak to 42 per cent by this year end. According to Digi’s head of Sarawak region Benny Wee, this falls in line with the group’s plans to benefit more people with high-speed internet. “Our customers already enjoy a consistent internet experience with the …

KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) and the Kuching City North Comission (DBKU) remain open to dialogue with developers to resolve any issues that may rise in the industry. This was highlighted during Sheda Kuching branch committee members’ courtesy visit to Datuk Bandar of DBKU Datuk Abang Abdul Wahap Abang Julai at his office here yesterday. Sheda …

LAWAS: The state government has, as at September this year, surveyed 644,448 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land in 433 areas across the state under the perimeter survey initiative. Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the Land and Survey Department (LSD) had gazetted 425,999 hectares, involving 295 areas, as communal reserves …

KUCHING: A real estate agent’s job is more than just finding a buyer for a home. According to H. SIMON Real Estate manager Colin Wong, it also includes services like providing advice and consultation on selling price, application of loan, securing the highest possible valuation for the property and arrangement for legal documents to be signed at lawyer’s office and …

Purchasing a house these days in urban areas especially by the middle income group is growing to be a huge task. As prices of residential properties have been on the steady rise – faster than the growth of income over the years – their ability to afford a “dream house” is financially beyond their reach. According to Khazanah Research Institute …

KUCHING: Uniqlo (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Uniqlo Malaysia) has officially launched its first store in Sarawak at tHe Spring Shopping Mall here, today, making it the second store in East Malaysia and the 29th overall in Malaysia. “We are truly grateful for the tremendous support and increasing interest from customers in Kuching. We want our clothes to be a part of …

KUCHING: Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg will announce soon the latest development on modular housing programme to address the shortage of affordable houses in the state. “I will announce it either by the end of this month or by early next month,” Abang Johari told The Borneo Post here yesterday. Abang Johari led a high-level delegation to …

KUCHING: Carpenter Street here has the potential to become a main tourism attraction in the next five years as it has the ingredients – namely its rich cultural heritage – to draw visitors. Sim Kiang Chiok, a fourth generation Teochew who has been part of Carpenter Street’s rich and colourful history envisioned that in the near future, the area could …