KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak construction firms will be big winners from the next round of contracts set to be given out for the RM16bil Pan Borneo Highway development in the state.

KUCHING: The Pan-Borneo Highway in East Malaysia, a jumbo project estimated to cost RM27 billion, is finally starting to take shape as the federal government prepares to launch initial funding to kick off formal construction.

SINGAPORE, July 18 (IFR) - The Pan-Borneo Highway in East Malaysia, a jumbo project estimated to cost 27 billion ringgit ($6.8 billion), is finally starting to take shape as the federal government prepares to launch initial funding to kick off formal construction.

[SINGAPORE] The Pan-Borneo Highway in East Malaysia, a jumbo project estimated to cost 27 billion ringgit (S$9.16 billion), is finally starting to take shape as the federal government prepares to launch initial funding to kick off formal construction.

KUCHING: The Federal Government has clarified that funding for the Pan-Borneo Highway in Sarawak is a separate allocation and not subtracted from the annual infrastructure development budget for the state.

The Pan-Borneo Highway allocation is a separate allocation and not subtracted from the annual budget under the current Malaysia Plan, explained Works Minister Fadillah Yusof today.