By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Aug 28: The Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD) Sarawak and the Malaysian Transport Ministry held a crucial meeting to address outstanding issues and ensure the seamless transition of Bintulu Port to the Bintulu Port Authority (Sarawak) by the end of this year.
According to a media release, Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke and MIPD Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas co-chaired the joint Federal-State Committee meeting held in Putrajaya today.
Uggah, who is also Deputy Premier, emphasised that Sarawak has established a clear timelime, and the port is on track for full handed over by December 2024.
This meeting was the first convening of the joint committee since the successful passage of the Bintulu Port Authority (Dissolution) Act 2024 in Parliament on July 17, 2024.
It also aligns with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Federal and Sarawak governments, which outlines the transition of Bintulu Port from a Federal port to a State port. — DayakDaily
