Muara Lassa Bridge in Mukah Division has won the Large Scale Projects category at the Road Engineering Excellence Awards 2026. The Road Engineering Association of Malaysia award was presented in Kuala Lumpur on October 13, DayakDaily reports. The category covers road engineering projects valued at more than RM100 million; that is an eligibility threshold, not a cash grant announced with the award. Four of the nine shortlisted projects were under JKR Sarawak: Muara Lassa Bridge, Marudi Bridge, Sebauh Bridge and the access road to the southern area of Kuching International Airport. For Kuching, the local connection is the airport access road's place among the finalists. Muara Lassa is the winning bridge in Mukah Division, while Kuala Lumpur was the award venue. The other three Sarawak projects were shortlisted, not reported as category winners.

The engineering question raised in Kuching reaches beyond one gadget: how can exams stay credible when AI can generate or display answers? For Sarawak's universities, schools and engineering students, that is the practical issue behind Thursday's fireside chat. Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg said future engineers may need to develop technology capable of spotting AI-generated answers. He was referring to a report he had read about AI-enabled glasses that could provide answers, not to a proven incident in a Sarawak exam. The exchange took place during the 34th FEIAP General Assembly and World Engineering Congress at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching. Hosted by the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, the regional gathering runs from Sept 2 to 4. The session announced no new Sarawak examination rule, detector purchase, trial, budget or implementation date; any classroom or examination change would require a separate decision from the relevant education authorities.