Sarawak wants RM480m for industrial park
Published on: Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Sarawak: Sarawak is requesting for an allocation of RM480.43 million under the 11th Malaysian Plan for the development of various projects at the Samalaju Industrial Park, 73km from here.The projects include site preparation and infrastructure work for Samalaju Industrial Park Phase II costing RM326.16 million, Samalaju Water Supply Phase II (RM20 million) and the upgrading of Tanjung Kidurong Road (RM10.1 million)."Two schools which will be built are Sekolah Kebangsaan Samalaju (RM52.30 million) and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Samalaju (RM34.9 million) to cater for the children of the workers at the industrial park," said Sarawak State Planning Unit director Datuk Ismawi Ismuni.ADVERTISEMENT He was briefing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the development of the industrial park here Tuesday.Najib, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem, Chief Secretary to the federal government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, federal and state ministers, boarded a bus for a thirty-minute tour around the industrial park.Ismawi also said that RM15 million would be needed to build a health clinic, RM10 million for the construction of a police station, RM10 million for the 24th Battalion General Operation Force Camp and RM2 million for the construction of Samalaju Fire Station.He hoped that Najib could approve the proposed federal funded projects to ensure the development of Samalaju Industrial Park and Sarawak.ADVERTISEMENT Todate, a total investment of RM25.18 billion had been approved at the Samalaju Industrial Park, involving 15 companies, comprising seven foreign companies, four local ones and another four joint ventures between local and foreign companies.Most of the companies produced basic metal products such as aluminium and alloy while one company is involved in the production of gas and another produces chemical.
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He said four companies had already realised their investment and were now in operation at the industrial park.Najib, who also visited Samalaju Port for half an hour later rushed back to Kuala Lumpur to pay his last respects to his late private secretary Datuk Po'ad Jelani at Masjud TUDM Subang.- Bernama