The completion of the Brunei bridge spanning 23.3km across the Brunei Bay enhancing the Sultanate’s connectivity with Sabah and Sarawak as well as within Brunei has again raised the question over when the Labuan-Menumbok bridge will materialise
Residents at Kampong Kilan here are worried about their safety due to the deteriorating landscape conditions resulting in erosion and landslips some close to houses. Member of Parliament Datuk Rozman Isli who visited the village at the invitation of the village head Hassan Haji Kalip said:
“A road shoulder close to the road has collapsed and a house on the left side of the concrete road facing risks
Member of Parliament Datuk Rozman Isli said Labuan Corporation (LC) should make use of modern technology to have in place a more simplistic and convenient as well as efficient online system for submissions of local trading licence whether new or renewal
Published on: Friday, January 22, 2021
By: Sohan Das
Blue Ocean lying idle at Patau Patau.
LABUAN: The Labuan Corporation is urged to provide jetty facilities for “out of job” passenger boats as these vessels deserved such facilities considering that they are providing an important maritime connection between the island and the coastal towns of Sabah and Sarawak.
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Member of Parliament Datuk Rozman Isli said he has spoken to CEO Dr Fary Akmal Osman who is also a board member of the Labuan Port Authority on the dilemma of these boat operators hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and she promised to look into the matter.
LABUAN: Deputy Finance Minister (I) Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri held a meeting with several representatives of International Business and Financial (IBFC) industry players to hear out their concerns over the withdrawal of tax perks which threatened to eclipse the attractiveness of Labuan Financial Centre and had caused some companies to relocate to other more friendly jurisdictions.