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The Sun
10-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
National Audit dept adopts village, school
KOTA KINABALU: The National Audit Department is strengthening its role in community development by adopting a village and school near Tuaran this year under the MADANI Adopted Village and MADANI Adopted School programmes. The department announced that the Kampung Topokon and Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Topokon were the respective village and school involved in the programes, with allocations of RM1 million and RM100,000. Auditor-General Datuk Seri Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi chaired the coordination meeting between various federal and state government agencies at Wisma Audit Sabah here today. 'Following its successful implementation in 2024, the government has expanded the programme to 200 villages throughout the country in 2025. The effort is in line with the whole-of-government approach that stresses on cross-agency cooperation to ensure quick and efficient service delivery to the public,' the department said in a statement today, adding that the Auditor-General presented appointment letters to departments and agencies involved during the meeting. The scope of the adopted school programme would focus on upgrading the canteen to provide a safer and comfortable dining environment for pupils, while the adopted village programme would have four main areas including upgrading the multipurpose hall, the futsal and open basketball courts, school facilities and community programmes. The MADANI Adopted Village programme is an initiative announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim when he presented the Budget 2024 and is aimed at bridging the gap of basic facilities between rural and urban areas, as well as improve the socioeconomic wellbeing of rural communities.
New Straits Times
28-04-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Sook's transformation: Major infrastructure upgrades set to propel growth
KOTA KINABALU: Despite its remote location in the interior of Sabah, Sook is not being left behind in terms of development, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Sook, situated east of Keningau and northwest of Nabawan, is part of Sabah's rural interior and is well-known for its agricultural activities. It lies about 150 to 180 kilometres from the state capital. Hajiji said that several key infrastructure projects were currently underway in Sook, including two major road paving initiatives — the 40km Sinaron, Sook to Linayukan, Tongod road, valued at RM320 million, and the 22.85km Rancangan Belia Tiulon, Sook road, valued at RM127 million, both of which are under construction. "With the completion of these paved roads, travel time and costs will be reduced, which will, in turn, stimulate local economic growth," he said during the launch of the upgrading of Sook to a full district at the Sook District Secretariat Building in Keningau on Monday. Regarding educational development, Hajiji said that four new schools were currently being built — Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ambual, SK Rancangan Belia Tiulon, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Dalit, and SMK Trusmadi, all of which are nearing completion. The upgrading of healthcare facilities and power infrastructure was also completed last year. This includes the nearly RM1 million upgrade of Klinik Kesihatan Sook, as well as the construction of Klinik Desa Karamatoi and Klinik Desa Marapok, each valued at RM600,000. "Additionally, 120 residents have benefited from the Rumah Mesra SMJ programme from 2022 to 2024, amounting to nearly RM9.6 million in Sook. In 2025, the state government has allocated RM6.4 million to build 80 more SMJ houses in Sook," he added. Other planned developments include the construction of a sports complex, a district hospital, a district police station, and an expansion of the Sook health clinic area. In conjunction with the event, Hajiji also approved an allocation of RM2 million for the construction of the Dewan Terbuka Daerah Sook and the upgrading of the Sook District Secretariat Building.
