KINABATANGAN: Pekan Kota Kinabatangan is poised for urban transformation under the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) development plan, with the ground-breaking of a major RM366 million mixed-development project.
The Seri Milian new township project was officially launched recently by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor at the Pekan Kota Kinabatangan Dataran Terminal Terbuka, marking a new chapter in economic growth and sustainable development for Sabah’s East Coast.
Sabah Housing and Urban Development Board (LPPB) Chairman Datuk Masiung Banah said the 154.48-acre development, implemented through a strategic partnership between Sunmow Construction Sdn Bhd and Kinabatangan District Council, will serve as an economic catalyst for residents, particularly in the Lamag area.
The project will be executed in three phases over 15 years and will feature a 13-storey, four-star hotel with 200 rooms to capitalise on Kinabatangan’s tourism potential.
The new township will also include a tourism information centre, commercial hub, sports complex, public housing, district council building, mosque, petrol station and food court.
Meanwhile, the LPPB announced additional SMJ development programs in Beluran, including the construction of 16 commercial buildings costing RM1.1568 million and 20 affordable housing units in the first phase near Pekan Beluran.
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Beluran commercial buildings was also conducted recently and attended by Rural Development Assistant Minister cum Labuk Assemblyman Datuk Samad Jamri, Telupid Assemblyman Datuk Johnnybone J Kurum and LPPB General Manager Datuk Rosemay Ahping.
The Seri Milian new township project was officially launched recently by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor at the Pekan Kota Kinabatangan Dataran Terminal Terbuka, marking a new chapter in economic growth and sustainable development for Sabah’s East Coast.
Sabah Housing and Urban Development Board (LPPB) Chairman Datuk Masiung Banah said the 154.48-acre development, implemented through a strategic partnership between Sunmow Construction Sdn Bhd and Kinabatangan District Council, will serve as an economic catalyst for residents, particularly in the Lamag area.
The project will be executed in three phases over 15 years and will feature a 13-storey, four-star hotel with 200 rooms to capitalise on Kinabatangan’s tourism potential.
The new township will also include a tourism information centre, commercial hub, sports complex, public housing, district council building, mosque, petrol station and food court.
Meanwhile, the LPPB announced additional SMJ development programs in Beluran, including the construction of 16 commercial buildings costing RM1.1568 million and 20 affordable housing units in the first phase near Pekan Beluran.
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Beluran commercial buildings was also conducted recently and attended by Rural Development Assistant Minister cum Labuk Assemblyman Datuk Samad Jamri, Telupid Assemblyman Datuk Johnnybone J Kurum and LPPB General Manager Datuk Rosemay Ahping.