Tag: Rural

Sarawak actively promotes high-yield coconut varieties like Matag and Pandan to boost state agriculture. Strong domestic and export market demand offers local farmers lucrative income streams, positioning coconut cultivation as a central driver for sustainable rural development.

Sarawak Budget 2027 focuses on social development by helping families with daily costs. It provides cash aid, electricity and water subsidies, free tertiary education, welfare support and better rural water and power supply for ordinary people.

Sarawak is making big strides to supply clean water to everyone. The government funded over 400 projects to connect remote areas and replace old pipes. This ensures reliable clean water access daily while reducing major water loss across the state.

Farmers in Sarawak are actively embracing sustainable animal husbandry practices by carefully feeding cattle with fresh forage daily. This modern approach protects local resources, supports rural communities, and ensures healthy livestock production for future generations across the whole region today.

Sarawak’s 2027 Budget, tabled on 12 October 2026, plans record revenue of RM15.091 billion and a RM246 million surplus. It sets development spending at RM10.098 billion to improve infrastructure, human capital and new industries while shielding households from cost pressures.

Concrete drains and pathways are being built outside wooden homes in Kpg Hilir Spaoh under the Rural Transformation Project. This basic infrastructure brings safer daily travel and real hope to residents, showing that even remote villages are not forgotten.