Day: January 9, 2022

KUCHING, Jan 9 — The government is proposing to build four new courts in Sarawak under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law), Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the construction of the new courts would be located in Limbang, Sri Aman, Mukah and Kapit.

He said the proposed projects are being evaluated by the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister ‘s Department.

He said the new courts in Sarawak are important to accommodate the rising number of cases .

“(Apart from that) I also found many courts in Sarawak are housed in shared buildings with other government departments.

“(There are also courts), the judges have to enter via public areas. Judges should have their private entrances to take their seats,” he told reporters after a visit to the Kuching Court Complex here today.

Apart from that, Wan Junaidi said the government is proposing to build an official residence for the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak in Kuching.

Meanwhile, Wan Junaidi said under the 12MP, the government had approved 14 projects to upgrade, refurbish, and preserve court buildings in Sarawak with an allocation of RM9,212,700.

He said the upgrading would involve the Kuching Court Complex. Bintulu Court Complex, Miri Court Complex, as well as the courts in Kota Samarahan, Sibu and Sarikei.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad successfully underwent an elective medical procedure and is currently recuperating well, according to the National Heart Institute (IJN).

IJN in a statement today said the procedure, carried out by a team of doctors from the institute itself and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre yesterday, was uneventful and went as planned.

“He is fully awake and in high spirits. Based on his current clinical progress, he is expected to be discharged from Institut Jantung Negara within the next few days,” IJN said.

The former prime minister was admitted to the IJN on Dec 16 last year for a full medical check-up and further observation prior to the procedure.

However, IJN said due to the institutional operating procedures, no visitors are allowed to visit him.

“Dr Mahathir and his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali would like to express their gratitude for all the well wishes, concerns and prayers from the public,” the institute added.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency