Samarahan

It was a far cry from Samarahan before the 1990s, where roads in villages as well as roads connecting villages were of earth roads, grass roads, plank roads or concrete slab roads. At that time, its people relied heavily on water transportation along its rivers via ferry, express boats or privately owned boats to travel, to deliver agricultural produce or to fish as part of their economic activities.

Pembinaan benteng penahan hakisan sungai Simunjan merupakan tambahan kepada satu lagi projek penahan hakisan dalam usaha meningkatkan piawaian keselamatan di kawasan sungai yang akan diperluas di pesisir pantai Sarawak khasnya di Samarahan yang terjejas akibat fenomena hakisan sungai semula jadi.

While agriculture has been part and parcel of the Samarahan’s economy, the Government intends to add value to the sector by expanding it beyond the production stage into processing and marketing, be it agriculture produce or agro-based products.

At present, many people living in Kampung Beliong, as well as neighbouring villages in this part of Asajaya District, are involved in the agriculture...