KUCHING, May 7 -- The move to consolidate all port authorities in Sarawak under a central port authority is timely, especially with the completion of the Pan Borneo Highway to facilitate the movement of goods, said Baru Bian (GPS-Ba Kelalan).

He believed that the volume of shipments of raw materials and manufactured goods through the ports will increase as the completed Pan Borneo Highway will improve the connectivity to the interiors of Sarawak.

"It is timely therefore that the government is moving to centralise the management of the ports and to privatise the operations at the ports so that efficiency and productivity can be maximised," he said when debating the Sarawak Posts Authority Bill 2024 during the Sarawak Legislative Assembly...