Sabah & Sarawak

Petronas completes first commercial GUCD services in Bintulu

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), through its subsidiary Petronas LNG Ltd ( PLL), completed its first commercial Gassing Up and Cooling Down (GUCD) services at the Bintulu LNG terminal recently. The GUCD is a specialised service to bring the storage tanks on LNG carriers, after dry- docking, to a natural environment and cool it down to cryogenic temperature (minus 160 degrees Celcius) before loading its next cargo. AirAsia celebrates maiden flight from Kota Kinabalu to Macao

AirAsia celebrated its maiden flight from Kota Kinabalu to Macao, becoming the only airline to connect the capital of Malaysia’s Sabah state to the “World Centre of Tourism and Leisure.” Implementation of national fibre plan to benefit Sacofa

The implementation of the National Fibre Connectivity Plan (NFCP) next year will benefit companies such as Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd’s 50 per cent- owned subsidiary Sacofa Sdn Bhd (Sacofa). As revealed in Budget 2019, the Government will launch the NFCP in 2019 with an allocation of RM1 billion, to support the growth of the digital economy. RedBox selected as Shopee’s logistics partner for East Malaysia

RedBox, AirAsia’s logistics arm, has been named as Shopee’s logistics partner for East Malaysia, effective December 1, 2018. Under the agreement, RedBox will assume crossborder logistics services to East Malaysia for the leading e- commerce platform in Asean and Taiwan, starting with direct delivery of goods from Shenzhen to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. State hopes for federal govt aid on Housing ministry to focus on M40, B40 housing The state government, which will focus on providing housing for the Middle 40 per cent ( M40) and Bottom 40 per cent (B40) groups, hopes that the federal government will cooperate with them on this matter.