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Kuching LRT
The Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) was a proposed light rapid transit (LRT) system network in Kuching as one of the method to ease traffic congestion in the city. It was to be constructed using state funds. The proposed LRT lines will connect Kuching to Samarahan and Serian. Chief Minister Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg promised to build the first Sarawak LRT soon to avoid rising costs, with Chinese companies offering their expertise to collaborate in the construction. The project is funded by the Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS). First plan - Light Rapid Transit The construction of the RM10.8 billion project was expected to commence by 2019 and was scheduled to be operational by 2024. It was proposed that the LRT will use hydrogen fuel cell rolling-stock with a travel speed of 70–140km/h. The hydrogen fuel cell trains were in line with the state government’s vision to develop a hydrogen economy, as part of its green initiative. Aside from hydroge ...
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Kuching
Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at the southwest tip of the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo and covers an area of with a population about 165,642 in the Kuching North administrative region and 159,490 in the Kuching South administrative regiona total of 325,132 people. Kuching was the third capital of Sarawak in 1827 during the administration of the Bruneian Empire. In 1841, Kuching became the capital of the Kingdom of Sarawak after the territory in the area was ceded to James Brooke for helping the Bruneian empire in crushing a rebellion particularly by the interior Borneo dwelling Bidayuh, Land Dayak people who later became his loyal followers after most of them were pardoned by him and joined his side. The town continued to receive attention and development ...
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Samarahan Line
Samarahan may refer to: *Samarahan Division, one of the twelve administrative divisions of Sarawak, Malaysia. *Samarahan District, one of the three administrative districts within the Samarahan Division. *Samarahan (federal constituency) Samarahan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three fede ..., a defunct federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia. See also * Kota Samarahan (other) {{disambig ...
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Kuching North City Hall
The Commission of Kuching North City Hall ( ms, Suruhanjaya Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara, abbreviated DBKU) is the commission which administers the northern part of the city of Kuching in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. This commission was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 August 1988. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 369.48 square kilometres. The commission consists of the commissioner plus nine commission members appointed to serve a one-year term by the Sarawak State Government. DBKU is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. History The application for Kuching to be elevated to city status was made at the behest of the people. The petition was made by the Chairman of the KMC to the Minister responsible for Local Government, who motioned for a resolution p ...
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Kuching South City Council
The Council of the City of Kuching South ( ms, Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan, abbreviated MBKS) is the city council which administers the southern part of the city of Kuching in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 August 1988. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 61.53 square kilometres. The council consists of the mayor plus thirty councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Sarawak State Government. DBKU is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure Majlis Perbandaran Kuching (MPK). History During the days of the Brooke Administration, some semblances of the functions of the Council were performed by the Public Works Department. Sir Charles Vyner Brooke was installed as the Third Rajah on 22 July 1918. In 1 ...
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Kota Samarahan Municipal Council
Kota or KOTA may refer to: People and languages *Kōta (given name), a masculine Japanese given name * Kota Brahmin, a sub-caste of Brahmins in Karnataka *Kota people (India), a tribe in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, South India **Kota language (India), a Dravidian language spoken in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu *Kota people (Gabon) (Bakota) whose members live primarily in the northeastern region of Gabon in Central Africa **Kota language (Gabon), a Bantu language of the Bakota people of Gabon * Kota language (Central African Republic) (Ngando), a Bantu language of the Central African Republic *Kota Vamsa, 12th century dynasty of Amaravathi, India Media *KOTA (AM), a radio station (1380 AM) licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota, United States *KOTA-TV, a television station (channel 7, virtual 3) licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota *KHME, a television station (channel 2, virtual 23) licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota, which held the call sign KOT ...
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Demak Laut
Demak Laut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the legislative chamber of the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Sarawak; the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak forms the other part of the legislature. The Assembly is modelled after the ... since 1996. The state constituency was created in the 1996 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. History 2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu. 2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjong Embang, Muara Tebas, Geobilt, Bako, Sejingkat, Senari, Tanjong Bako, Pinggan Jaya, Tabuan Melayu, Muara Tabuan, Tabuan Hulu. Rep ...
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Borneo Convention Centre Kuching
The Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) is a convention centre located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the first dedicated convention and exhibition centre in Borneo and the second-largest convention centre in Borneo after the Sabah International Convention Centre in Kota Kinabalu. Located approximately 8 km from the city centre, it aims to organize and attract local and international concerts, events, exhibitions and conventions to Sarawak. The convention centre is managed by Borneo Isthmus Development Sdn. Bhd., which is a Sarawak state-owned company. It oversees all operational aspects of convention centre. BCCK is commonly mistaken as the new office for the Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB). The SCB functions to attract and bid for conferences and meetings to the state of Sarawak which can be hosted in any venue as chosen by the organizers. Construction Located on a six-hectare riverfront site in the city of Kuching, construction began in June 2006. The estimated ...
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Chung Hua Middle School No
Chung may refer to: Surnames * Chung (surname) * Jeong (surname), Korean surname * Zhong (surname), or Chung, Chinese surname * Cheung, or Chung, Cantonese surname Geography * Chung, Iran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Chung, India, a village in Patti Tehsil, Amritsar, Punjab, India Language * Chung language of Cameroon. See also * Chan (other) * Chong (other) * Zhong (other) Zhong can refer to * Zhong (surname), pinyin romanization of Chinese surnames including 钟, 种, 仲, etc. * Zhong County, a county of Chongqing, China * Zhongjian River, a river in Hubei, China * Bianzhong, a Chinese musical instrument similar t ... {{disambig, geo ...
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The Spring Shopping Mall
The Spring Shopping Mall is a shopping mall in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Located at Persiaran Spring, it was opened in January 2008. It was the largest mall in Sarawak since its establishment until Boulevard Shopping Mall opened in 2013. It has two anchor tenants which are Parkson and Ta Kiong Supermarket.https://www.facebook.com/pg/tHe.Spring.Kuching/about/?ref=page_internal The Spring Shopping Mall has the capacity to house more than 150 shopping outlets spread out over three above-ground floors and a basement. Retail outlets Aside from its main anchor tenants, tHe Spring Shopping Mall contains a wide variety of well-known international brands. These include fashion names such as Coach New York, Cotton On, Esprit, Fossil, H&M, HLA, Levi's, Padini and Uniqlo, lingerie stores including La Senza, Triumph and Victoria's Secret, jewelry stores like Habib Jewels and Pandora, personal care and cosmetics stores such as Bath & Body Works, Clarins, Dior, L'Occitane en Provence, ...
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Kuching International Airport
Kuching International Airport ( Initialised: KIA) is an international airport serving the entire southwestern region of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located south of Kuching city centre. The airport is colocated with the RMAF Kuching, home to the No. 7 Squadron RMAF. The airport terminal is capable of handling five million passengers per annum and it is the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia. KIA has grown rapidly with an increasing number of passengers and aircraft movement. In 2017, KIA handled 5,095,193 passengers with a corresponding volume of 51,097 flights. In the same year, 24,620 metric tonnes of cargo were handled through this facility. KIA is the secondary hub for Malaysia Airlines and has been growing rapidly to tackle the demand of the travellers in the Sarawak region. History An airstrip in Kuching was first constructed at 7th Mile (Bukit Stabar) in 1938, measuring long by wide. An airport terminal building was later completed and opened for use on 26 Septembe ...
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Serian Line
Serian may refer to: * Syrian (band), An Italian synthpop band * Syrian Jews * Syrian Wars, a series of six wars between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom * Ephrem the Syrian In places: * Serian, Punjab, a town in Punjab, Pakistan * Serian, Sarawak, a town in Sarawak, Malaysia * Serian (federal constituency), represented in the Dewan Rakyat In zoology: * Syrian brown bear, a subspecies of brown bear * Syrian camel, an extinct species of camel from Syria * Syrian elephant, extinct elephant * Syrian hamster, a commonly kept pet * Syrian serin, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae * Syrian wild ass, an extinct subspecies of ''Equus hemionus'' * Syrian woodpecker, a member of the woodpecker family, the Picidae See also * Syria (other) * Syriac (other) Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syria ...
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Sarawak Stadium
Sarawak Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuching, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. History It was built in 1995 for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. The stadium is adjacent to the old stadium, the Sarawak State Stadium (''Stadium Negeri'') that was previously used to stage various tournaments and championship. The stadium is the home of Sarawak FA, a local council football team. However, due to damaged facilities and stadium renovation, Sarawak FA currently playing in the State Stadium until the renovation complete before the 2016 Sukma Games. Facilities The stadium was completed in April 1997, and is one of Asia's world-class stadiums. It consists of 4 levels, with an electronic multimedia scoreboard, manila grass football field with patented drainage and synthetic running track. The stadium is also equipped with: *VIP driveway *320 parking lots *stadium office *gymnasiums *changing ...
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