Proper roads and basic amenities lacking in rural areas


A file picture of Kanowit district in central Sarawak badly hit by floods early this year.

SIBU: The state government has been urged to do more to improve infrastructure facilities and basic amenities in the rural areas.

Kanowit PKR division secretary George Chen said the state government has not done enough “as we are still receiving complains from the people on poor infrastrucure and basic amenities.”

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