Govt urged to increase fuel transportation subsidy


Rural folk in ulu Baram such as these natives of Long Selaan in remote northern Sarawak have to pay a lot to use hired vehicles to travel to Miri. — STEPHEN THEN/The Star

MIRI: The newly-minted Federal Cabinet has been urged to look into increasing fuel transportation subsidy for rural Sarawak.

Sarawak deputy state assembly speaker Datuk Gerawat Gala said this was one of the most urgent needs in the rural parts of the state and required attention.

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