KUCHING: The Tebedu Inland Port is poised to become an international port with various initiatives being undertaken by the government.
Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communications Dato Sri Michael Manyin said he himself had met with Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and two ministers in Jakarta pertaining to the matter. The facility comes under the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Communication.
“We (government) want the port to be of international standard and for that reason I have met with the authorities in Malaysia and Pontianak (Indonesia) to discuss the matter,” Manyin told reporters yesterday, adding that they wanted it done as soon as possible.
He earlier presented Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) at the Tebedu community hall. Some 1,934 people received the assistance totalling more than RM604,300.
Manyin said Indonesian president had also promised to allocate RM500 million (2 trillion rupiah) for construction of the port at the Indonesian border for the benefit of the two countries.
He said the port was previously used under the Border Trade Agreement (BTA) signed in the 70s. Under the agreement each trader could only bring in RM600 worth of trade per month.
“With such practice, we cannot develop the port, and now we want to make it an international standard trade,” he added.
On the Tebedu Industrial Park, Manyin, who is Tebedu assemblyman, said that infrastructure such as dual carriageway road, water and electricity supplies were already there.
He, however, said it was a matter of promotion to attract both local and foreign investors.
He said the government would also promote the industrial estate to lure local workers.
On BR1M, Manyin said the government acknowledged the need to help the lower income group.
He said the financial assistance was only a temporary one provided by the Barisan Nasional (BN) while transforming the people to increase their household income.
“The government sees the need to help the lower income group, but at the same time develop rural areas to enable the people to increase their income,” he said.
He urged the rural people to make full use of the infrastructure like roads provided by the government to develop their land. He also urged the rural farmers to make full use the fertilizer subsidy to plant commodities like pepper, cocoa and oil palm.
A political secretary to chief minister John David Nyaoh, Serian district officer Sindie Muling and Tebedu SAO Udin Dungak were also present at the function.
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