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Sabah will receive RM4.06 billion for rural water supply development announced at the Rungus Cultural Festival. The allocation reflects federal commitment to improving basic infrastructure in remote communities.
Sabah is installing 10 new water storage tanks at Puncak Gloxinia Condominium to ease chronic supply disruptions affecting over 1,200 residents in the civil servant housing complex.
Sabah is investing RM70.6 million to upgrade Jalan Lok Kawi into a four-lane dual carriageway, addressing mounting traffic congestion in the rapidly developing Lok Kawi-Pengalat-Papar corridor and enhancing road safety for commuters.
Sabah's Sapangar Bay Container Port expansion project has progressed to 62.75 per cent completion but now targets October 2027 completion, pushed back due to difficulties sourcing suitable sand for reclamation works from sites 10 kilometres away.
Banggi's Member of Parliament has urged the federal government to fund a RM300 million road project spanning 37 kilometres across Pulau Banggi, citing critical infrastructure gaps and safety concerns affecting the island's connectivity and economic development.
A major road project in Sabah's interior has been completed to Pensiangan town, slashing travel time from over six hours to just three hours and opening new economic opportunities for remote communities.
The federal government has disbursed RM1.2 billion in land compensation for Sabah's Pan Borneo Highway Phase 1, with Sarawak receiving RM737 million, as the project's total cost reaches RM24.889 billion—nearly double initial estimates.