[ad_1]
Abang Johari (center) receives a ‘kain burie’ shawl upon arrival at the Kapit Civic Center last night.
KAPIT (Oct 5): Kapit is no longer isolated now that the division is now connected via the 110-kilometer Sibu-Kapit highway to other parts of the state, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said.
He said that this also proved that the trip to Kapit was no longer time consuming.
He said the road with the Ngemah / Temalat stretch in its final stage of completion was a testament to the hard work of local elected representatives to finish the road.
Abang Johari recounted that he first came to Kapit when he was 15 years old, when he was following his late father to visit the late Tun Jugah.
“We boarded a boat and the trip took about seven hours from Sibu.
“Seven hours was a long way off during my father’s time. But now, during my time, it only takes an hour and 45 minutes by motorcycle from Sibu to Kapit.
“These are the changes between then and now. That is why when there are claims that state leaders are not fighting for the people, I told James (Senior Deputy Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing) and Alexander (Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi) that I want show the world that there is a way to Kapit, ”he said last night during a meeting with the Kapit community at the civic center here.
Abang Johari said that for this reason he decided to ride a motorcycle to Kapit instead of using a helicopter.
On Sunday, the expedition set out from the Eco Garden near Sibu Jaya and about 80 high-powered motorcycles were joined, and among the participants were Masing, Nanta and Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
He said that members of the expedition were in awe of the beautiful scenery along the way.
“The ride was bumpy but smooth at the same time.
“I was surprised to see the surroundings, especially when we got to Kapit. Between Ngungun and Song, the mountainous scene was similar to Cape Town in South Africa.
“So I suggested to Karim that we have to promote this area for movie shooting, like how the Winter Sonata TV series brought popularity to Korea.
“If we can shoot a movie using Kapit as a background… after all we have Miss Universe Malaysia from Sarawak.
“We can prepare local talents for the performing arts,” he said.
In another matter, he said that the Upper Rajang Development Agency (URDA) which covers 81,000 square kilometers will receive another 1,500 million ringgit to develop areas under the agency.
“This is so if the people mandate Gabungan Parti Sarawak to run the state again for another five years,” he said.
[ad_2]
