SIBU: New investments, and improvements in infrastructure and services high the checklist of requests that voters right here want their elected representatives to look into following the twelfth Sarawak election.
Shipping government, Albert Tay, 55, desires his elected consultant to bring in new investments to revive the financial system.
“We can’t rely solely on shipbuilding. The timber enterprise is at its nightfall and not a robust pull for potential traders. New viable financial prospects have to be sought. Other developments will naturally comply with as soon as the financial system is revived,” he mentioned.
Tay reckoned that Sibu has been shedding out to different cities and cities in the state although it was strategically located. and has huge land however not a lot investments.
Eddy Puah, the 52-year-old senior common supervisor of a property growth firm, desires the elected representatives to present an achievable five-year growth grasp plan for the city.
Puah added that he needed the grasp plan so that there have been provisions for orderly financial growth.
He additionally referred to as for elected representatives to present to the voters their five-year report card earlier than the subsequent election.
“Tell us what’s the future for Sibu. Then by the subsequent election, current a report card telling us what you’ve got executed in relation to the five-year plan.
“Did you obtain what you mentioned you’ll do, 5 years in the past? If not, why? If sure, nice,” he mentioned.
On the micro stage, Puah mentioned because the city was fairly darkish at night time, extra avenue lighting was wanted.
Direct gross sales consultant Chan Ming Sung, 56, in the meantime, desires higher roads and improvements to the drainage system.
“I’m staying in the Pelawan constituency however shall be voting in Bukit Assek as I’ve not modified my voting place. Nevertheless, points resembling roads and drainage have an effect on the entire city,” he mentioned.
Chan mentioned some roads wanted to be upgraded into double-lanes to ease site visitors congestion whereas the drainage points at low-lying areas wanted to be overcome to stop frequent floods.
E-hailing driver Ngu Wu Pow additionally referred to as for speedier development of the Pan-Borneo Highway, as he mentioned development work was too gradual.
