Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said yesterday that the developer HDCam Sdn Bhd (Housing Development Corporation and Amcorp Group) was working closely with Mimos Bhd to introduce the new wireless Internet to this vibrant township of about 25,000 residents.
Johari stressed that high-speed wireless Internet was important for Sibu Jaya, as it was strategically located within the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) and within very short distance of many facilities and amenities such as the Sibu Airport.
“Investors in SCORE will find Sibu Jaya attractive and conducive to live in with all the modern facilities and amenities available here,” Johari said after performing the earth breaking ceremony of Pearl Avenue, which offered 170 units of double-storey terraced houses, priced at RM248,880 per unit.
He also said a road would eventually be built to link Sibu Jaya with Lanang Road and Lanang Bridge to better connect Sibu Jaya with Sibu and other nearby towns.
Johari also disclosed that a university was keen to set up its campus in Sibu Jaya, without mentioning its name.
“Sibu Jaya is emerging as a visually stunning and attractive twin town,” Johari said, adding that it was the proud recipient of the prestigious Planning Excellence Award under the Community Development-Planning Achievement Category at the national level competition organised by the Malaysian Institute of Planners.
Johari said the developer also put great emphasis on the green environment concept, whereby a 16ha of land had been set aside for a “green belt” stretching up to 3.6km within the residential areas and 9.3ha for the development of a botanical garden to be planted with indigenous plants and trees.
An impressive 2km-long tree-lined boulevard, starting from the main entrance of Sibu Jaya, had also been completed.
Since its birth in mid 1990s, about RM470mil had been spent to develop 4,986 low to medium residential units, 174 commercial units and 96 industrial units on about 186ha of land.
“Based on the revised master plan, the whole township covering 566ha is expected to be completed by 2023 with a total population of 60,000 and an additional 5,600 medium to high-end residential units, 476 commercial units, 83 industrial units and four parcels of land for commercial buildings with a total gross development value of RM1bil,” Johari said.
On a different matter, Johari, who is also Tourism Minister said he would talk to local tourism industry players on the possibility of building a new cruise boat to replace RV Orient Pandaw, which would cease operation on the Rajang River in April.
“It will not be a big loss to Sibu and I don’t think it is too difficult to replace the Pandaw cruise,” he opined.
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