Dr Jerip (third right) at the SRB River Safety and Cleanliness Campaign held at the Kuching Waterfront yesterday. Also seen here are Richard (second right) and Murni (right).  KUCHING: Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) plans to set up a council to monitor river safety in the state, in line with the Sarawak government’s objective to establish a Safety Council committee for all aspects, including road safety and river safety. Transportation Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil told reporters this after launching the River Safety and Cleanliness Campaign and Sarawak Rivers Board’s 25th anniversary at Kuching Waterfront yesterday. He said this council will conduct studies, find out the causes of accidents, calculate estimated losses and act when there are riverine ...

KUCHING: The villagers in Mambong should take the initiative to organise environmental and health clean-up activities for their areas. In making this call, Assistant Minister of Transportation Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said all households in this constituency – where he is the assemblyman – must ensure that their compounds are not waterlogged and any unused containers, which could become potential breeding grounds for the Aedes mosquito, are removed. “The village folk must organise environmental and health clean-up activities themselves,” he reiterated when asked for comments about the two recently reported dengue cases in Kampung Abang, located in the Upper Padawan in Mambong. Dr Jerip, who is a medical doctor by training, also advised those who showed ...

Dr Jerip (second left) inspects a site hit by landslide during his visit to Kampung Giam Lama. KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Transportation Datuk Dr Jerip Susil made a visit to several villages in the Mambong constituency to assess the damage caused by the incessant rain that had been hitting the area for over a week. The villages that he visited together with his special officer Robert Keron, state administrative officer Rangen Jamang and Penghulu Richard Daho were Kampung Bratan, Kampung Punau, Kampung Bunuk, Kampung Giam Lama, Kampung Nusaraya, Kampung Kiding and Kampung Sepit. Dr Jerip, who is Mambong assemblyman, said among the damage caused were landslides near individual houses, which posed danger to the occupants, as well as landslips that covered roads leading ...

Datu Dr Penguang Manggil SIBU: Two landfills in the state have been fitted with the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (Scada) system, with others awaiting allocations to have the system put in place. According to Assistant Minister of Local Government Datu Dr Penguang Manggil, the two landfills with Scada are the one in Sibuti here and another in Mambong in Kuching. It is learnt that there are eight landfills in the state – Mambong, Kemunyang (Sibu), Sibuti, Tebedu, Lubok Antu, Engkilili, Meradong and Limbang. The other councils have open dumpsites, pointed out Penguang, who is Marudi assemblyman. Several new landfills have been proposed, he disclosed, saying: “Under 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP), (it has been) proposed either (to have) Level 1 landfills ...

(From front left) Awang Tengah, Uggah, Manyin, Abang Johari and Juma’ani watch a welcoming dance. — Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi KUCHING: The Bidayuh community will continue to play a crucial role in moving Sarawak forward, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. According to him, the community has long embraced the philosophy of not being concerned “whether a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice”. “You can find Bidayuhs in PBB (Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu), SUPP (Sarawak United People’s Party), PDP (Progressive Democratic Party), and it does not matter which party they are in, they work within the parameters to move the community forward,” Abang Johari said yesterday when launching the PBB Zone ...

Abdul Karim (fourth left) witnesses the presentation of a mock cheque for RM500,000 from Petronas Sarawak regional general manager Shamsur Taha (third left) to Kuching Resident Shukarmin Chasemon (fourth right). Also seen is Ik Pahon (third right). KUCHING: Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will grace the Nov 19 race of the Sarawak Regatta-Kuching Waterfront Festival 2017. This was announced by Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah after the cheque presentation from sponsors at the ministry’s office in Bangunan Baitulmakmur here yesterday. The annual event will run from Nov 10 to 19 this year, highlighting its key events – the headline regatta (Nov 17-19) and International Dragon Boat Race (Nov 10-12). There ...

KUCHING: The state Ministry of Transport hopes to complete a comprehensive data and statistics on all forms of transportation soon to come up with a master plan to inculcate in all strata of society, safety measures on land, air and river transport. This was revealed to The Borneo Post by Assistant Minister of Transportation Datuk Dr Jerip Susil yesterday. “We are now gathering useful and comprehensive data and statistics from all relevant bodies on transportation in the state especially on land and river transport so we can come up with a comprehensive safety master plan which we will implement soon,” Dr Jerip said yesterday. He added that his ministry would work closely with the relevant bodies such as the Road Transport Department (JPJ), Road Transport Safety Department ...

Dr Rundi hits the gong to mark the official opening of the meeting.a BINTULU: The Borneo Grid is a step closer towards becoming a reality with the commissioning of the 275kV interconnection linking Mambong in Sarawak and Bengkayang in West Kalimantan in January 2016. This was highlighted at the 5th BIMP EAGA (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines East Asean Growth Area) meeting for the Power and Energy Infrastructure Cluster (PEIC) here yesterday. “Congratulations to all involved in the implementation of our first BIMP-EAGA interconnection project. “Driven by private entities Sarawak Energy Berhad and PT PLN (Persero) and with the strong support and backing of both governments, this is the first power interconnection between the two member countries ...

  Abdul Karim (standing back, eighth left), with Dr Jerip on his right and Rangen (standing, left), joins representatives of the 14 Biannah villages in Upper Padawan in a photo-call.   KUCHING: The setting up of a cultural centre for the Biannah Bidayuhs gets the backing from Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The minister himself had proposed for such a centre to be built for the Biannah clan as a proper platform for them to hold events and showcase their rich culture and traditions. “Looking at the very rich culture of the Biannah clan, I see the need to develop a cultural centre here (Biannah area). “So I want the Biannah leaders to sit down and have a meeting on finding a suitable site,” ...

Miro (second left) talks to villagers during his site visit recently. BAU: The bridge across Sungai Tringgus will be declared open before the Gawai celebration as it is now 95 per cent completed. Construction of the 42.67 metre bridge costing RM600,000 started last December , Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh told reporters when met after visiting the bridge. “Over 1,500 residents from villages such as Kampung Bong, Kampung Matan Nguan and Kampung Rabak Rotan had to use a bamboo bridge before, and the worry for safety of the residents over the bridge condition will be over soon,” said Miro. He expressed his happiness over the overall progress of the project, which was approved by former assemblyman of Bengoh, Datuk Dr Jerip Susil who is now the Mambong ...