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Richard Engan, Resident of Long Terawan Mulu Baram
*We want Paved Roads, Not Log Roads*
The announcement of an allocation of RM331 million to upgrade and maintain log roads in Sarawak is unnecessary and a waste. Richard said Reluctantly.
On Sept 18, 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi announced the allocation and the upgrade and maintenance process should be completed before Christmas 2023. This is an act that wastes people's money. According to Richard, every year hundreds of millions are announced for upgrades and maintenance. But we residents of Baram do not see any log roads being upgraded. There are no signs erected indicating the existence of log road upgrading works. This is a waste and this action is as if the government is giving free money to logging companies. This practice should be stopped - Said Richard. The government should not spend money to repair the log roads. The logging company itself should take responsibility for maintaining all logging roads in Sarawak for the convenience of the rural population. The reason is that all these logging companies have been making excessive profits - for the past decades. Now is not the time to force the rural residents to continue using log roads, instead the government should start now to build paved roads into villages throughout Sarawak.
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