LUBOK ANTU: The water treatment plant here expected for completion next year will benefit about 20,000 people from eight longhouses in Lubok Antu district.

Minister of Public Utilities Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said the study would be undertaken by his ministry and the State Planning Authority (SPA).

“We want to ensure that there will be adequate (water) supply because Tanjung Manis is going to be the biggest halal-hub not only in the country but also in Southeast Asia,” he said at the board’s annual gathering here on Tuesday.

PAKAN: Malaysia Communications and MultiMedia Commission (MCMC) will build 114 communication towers statewide this year, said Deputy Minister of Information, Communications and Culture Datuk Joseph Salang yesterday.