Day: January 10, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) — Phase one of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway (LPB) Project involving 15 work packages with an estimated total distance of 706 kilometres (km) has achieved 71 per cent progress as of December last year and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025.

Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said LPB Sabah also has a new work package, making it a total of 16 work packages involving the route from Serusop to Pituru which is expected to start construction in the first quarter of this year.

“As for the 786 km Sarawak LPB Project, the progress status for the 11 work packages from Telok Melano to Miri until December 2022 is 91 per cent complete and is expected to be fully completed in the third quarter of this year,” he said.

He said this in his speech at the New Year’s Address and the Joint Monthly Assembly of the Minister of Public Works for the month of January, here today.

Meanwhile, Nanta informed that the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) phase one project involving a 77km stretch from Bandar Lawas to the Long Lopeng intersection, is currently under construction with a 53-month contract period starting on Aug 9, 2021 and expected to be completed on Jan 8, 2026.

SSLR is a road project that will connect Sarawak and Sabah without going through Brunei.

“The government’s commitment in ensuring that the well-being and prosperity of the people continue to be prioritised while the national economic growth agenda continues to be strengthened and given support in the current economic recovery and growth phase,” he said.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) — The priority to perform the haj this year will be given to those who are listed to perform the pilgrimage in 2020, 2021 and 2022, before being followed by those whose turn is in 2023.

TH group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amrin Awaluddin said this was based on the haj registration system using the ‘first come, first served’ method and that TH will issue the offer letters soon.

“TH welcomes the decision of the Saudi Arabian government to give a full quota of 31,600 to Malaysia for the 1444H/2023M haj season. TH has also been informed that there is no age limit for performing the fifth pillar of Islam for this year’s haj season.

“TH has started preliminary preparations as soon as the operation ended last season to make some improvements to maintain the quality of service and guarantee the safety and health of the pilgrims,” he said in a statement today.

He added that the online haj appeal via the THiJARI platform would also be opened with priority given to those who appealed as ‘mahram’ and the date will be announced by TH soon.

Amrin also advised all prospective pilgrims to attend the 13-week basic haj course organised by TH from Nov 25, 2022 to Feb 17, this year to equip themselves with knowledge related to haj worship and gain an overview of the current atmosphere in the holy land.

He said TH thanked the Saudi Arabian government for the full quota, which showed the effectiveness of the safety measures taken by Saudi Arabia in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic during these past few years.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency