{"id":12963,"date":"2022-01-09T19:04:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T11:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12963"},"modified":"2022-01-11T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T05:13:08","slug":"govt-proposes-to-build-four-new-courts-in-sarawak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12963","title":{"rendered":"Govt proposes to build four new courts in Sarawak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUCHING, Jan 9 — The government is proposing to build four new courts in Sarawak under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister in the Prime Minister\u2019s Department (Parliament and Law), Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the construction of the new courts would be located in Limbang, Sri Aman, Mukah, and Kapit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the proposed projects are being evaluated by the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister\u2018s Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He said the new courts in Sarawak are important to accommodate the rising number of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(Apart from that) I also found many courts in Sarawak are housed in shared buildings with other government departments.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(There are also courts), the judges have to enter via public areas. Judges should have their private entrances to take their seats,\u201d<\/em> he told reporters after a visit to the Kuching Court Complex here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from that, Wan Junaidi said the government is proposing to build an official residence for the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak in Kuching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Wan Junaidi said under the 12MP, the government had approved 14 projects to upgrade, refurbish, and preserve court buildings in Sarawak with an allocation of RM9,212,700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the upgrading would involve the Kuching Court Complex. Bintulu Court Complex, Miri Court Complex, as well as the courts in Kota Samarahan, Sibu and Sarikei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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