Mukah ‘playing in billions’ with RM3 bln-plus development spending over five years

By Shikin Louis

KUCHING, Oct 2: Mukah Division is “playing in billions”, with more than RM3 billion in development projects implemented over the past five years, says Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Corporate Affairs, Information and UKAS) Datuk Abdullah Saidol.

He said the figure covered various public facilities and basic infrastructure projects implemented across the division, which comprises Mukah, Dalat, Matu, Daro and Tanjung Manis, as well as the sub-districts of Balingian, Oya and Igan.

“Over the past five years, there have been 78 Projek Rakyat involving various public facilities and basic infrastructure, with a total value of about RM1.3 billion,” he said during a dinner with community leaders and village chiefs (KMKK) of the Mukah Division earlier tonight, which was broadcast live by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) on Facebook.