SIMANGGANG: Sri Aman Industrial Park is set to become a new catalyst for economic development in Sri Aman Division when four companies received industrial lot approval letters to start operations in the industrial area.

Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the participation of the companies is believed to be able to boost local economic activities, create new job opportunities and attract more investments to Sri Aman.

According to him, the development of the industrial park will also strengthen strategic cooperation between the private sector and the government, thus increasing Sri Aman's competitiveness as an industrial hub in Sarawak.

“The participation of companies will enable the Sri Aman Industrial Park to be a catalyst for new job markets while boosting the local economy and open up space for strategic cooperation between the private sector and the government.

“In addition, the development of this industrial park is also poised to attract more investors and thus establish Sri Aman among the competitive industrial hubs in Sarawak,” he said.

He said this when officiating the presentation of the industrial lot approval letter at the Sri Aman Division Resident’s Office Meeting Room on Tuesday.

The four companies that received the approval letters are TYM Construction Sdn Bhd, Jerok Oil Palm Sdn Bhd, Hiong Huat Metal & Aluminium Sdn Bhd and Kii Kuang Sing Development Sdn Bhd.

TYM Construction Sdn Bhd, Jerok Oil Palm Sdn Bhd and Hiong Huat Metal & Aluminium Sdn Bhd each received approval for a 0.3-acre lot which was received by their company directors, namely Tay Yaw Ming, Su Teng Eik and Ngei Hwa Siing.

Meanwhile, Kii Kuang Sing Development Sdn Bhd represented by Dennis Kii received approval for a 0.39-acre lot.

For the record, the Sarawak Government in 2018 approved an allocation of RM32.7 million for the development of the Sri Aman Industrial Park in the Sri Aman Parliamentary constituency.

The first phase of the project, which was developed on an area of ​​5.5 hectares, was completed on 25 March 2020 at a cost of RM5.13 million, while the second phase, worth RM8.64 million, involved the construction of 21 business lots.

Also present were Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Lingga Assemblywoman Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry for International Trade, Industry and Investment Datu Lester Matthew, Sri Aman Division Resident Mahra Salleh, representative of the Director of the Sarawak Land and Survey Department (JTS) Sr Roslan Putit, Sri Aman District Officer Shariff Bujang and JTS Sri Aman Superintendent Michaelson Nyisin. -UKASnews