Source: Published by Rachel Lau from Borneo Post Online on November 23, 2018 Villagers welcome Awang Tengah at Kampung Bangat to officiate the house upgrading programme for the Jalan Punang zone. LAWAS: The State Government is allocating RM150 million for the earthworks of the proposed new Lawas Airport project through the Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA) to make up for the recently slashed funding that was approved by the previous federal government. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this at the launch of house upgrading programme for the poor under Jalan Punang zone in Kampung Sungai…

Source: Published by The Nation Thailand on May 14, 2012. SARAWAK may get a new airport in Lawas after the Malaysian prime minister gave indications that the project will be prioritised under the country's 10th national development plan, a minister said yesterday. The Sarawak government's request for a new airport in Lawas has drawn positive response from Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, according to a Bernama report citing Sarawak Minister of Public Utilities Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. There are indications that the project would be accorded priority under the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015), the minister…