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砂拉越9个河流流域正展开综合管理研究，拉让江流域也在范围内，预计2027年8月完成。研究成果之后将用来拟定行动计划，统筹水资源、减灾与沿河发展。

《星报》10月25日报道，副首相兼能源及水务转型部长法迪拉（Fadillah Yusof）是在24日诗巫全国世界河流日庆典上说明进度。研究由水利灌溉局进行。

对沿河社区而言，下一项可追踪的进展是研究完成及后续行动计划。研究正在进行，不等于9个流域的防洪工程已经竣工，也不是免受水灾的保证。

法迪拉也指出，第十三大马计划第一滚动计划为砂拉越46项水务相关工程拨款74亿令吉，包含33项延续项目和13项新项目。其中58亿令吉用于水利灌溉局执行的工程，涵盖防洪、河流保育及海岸侵蚀防护。

74亿令吉是全砂一批水务相关项目的拨款总额，不是这项9流域研究的费用；庆典在诗巫举行，也不表示全部工程都位于诗巫，或全属自来水供应项目。

A study covering nine Sarawak river basins, including the Batang Rajang, is expected to finish in August 2027 before its findings shape an action plan for managing the state’s rivers.

Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Fadillah Yusof outlined the work at the national World Rivers Day celebration in Sibu on Oct 24, The Star reported on Oct 25. The Irrigation and Drainage Department is carrying out the integrated river basin management study.

The purpose is to bring water-resource protection, flood-risk reduction and development planning into a more coordinated system. The next concrete milestone is completion of the study, followed by the action plan—not an assurance that flood-control works in all nine basins are already finished.

Fadillah also said RM7.4 billion had been allocated for 46 water-related projects in Sarawak under Rolling Plan 1 of the 13th Malaysia Plan: 33 continuing projects and 13 new ones. RM5.8 billion is for department-led work including flood mitigation, river conservation and coastal erosion protection.

Those are state-wide project allocations. The figures should not be read as the price of the nine-basin study, or as a single water-supply project for Sibu merely because the announcement was made there.

准备报读中六的家庭，须把2500令吉理解为三个学期的生活津贴总额，而不是每学期都领取2500令吉。教育部长法丽娜西迪（Fadhlina Sidek）说，援助将从2027年首学期开始，在完成注册后分阶段发放。

马新社经DayakDaily刊登的报道指出，部长10月25日在高渊说明，津贴分三个学期发放，每学期约800令吉。这项援助此前已在2027年财政预算案中宣布，这次进一步交代启动时序与分期安排。

对砂拉越有意走中六升学路线的学生而言，可用总额了解援助规模，但不能把它当作目前已可即时领取的款项。部长所说的顺序，是先完成学生注册，再于明年首学期发放。

“每学期约800令吉”是概数，并非三个完全相同的800令吉付款表；三个800令吉合计也不是2500令吉。安排开学预算时，应分清总额、分期和实际到账时间。

Form Six students are to receive a total RM2,500 living allowance across three semesters, with payments starting in the first semester of 2027 after registration is completed.

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek gave the timing in Nibong Tebal on Oct 25, according to a Bernama report carried by DayakDaily. She said the assistance announced in Budget 2027 would be paid in stages, describing the amount per semester as approximately RM800.

For Sarawak families weighing the cost of the Form Six route, the distinction is between the overall allowance and each instalment. RM2,500 is not the amount promised for every semester, and the announcement is not an immediate payment notice for today’s students.

The reported sequence is registration first, followed by disbursement in the first semester next year. The minister’s rounded RM800 description is not an exact three-payment schedule; families should not assume three identical RM800 instalments settle the full RM2,500 total.

砂教育局宣布，打必禄（Tebedu）27所学校10月26日停课，转为居家教学。不过，大马教育文凭（SPM）考生继续面对面上课，并须依烟霾及灾害期间的考试管理指南戴口罩。

马新社报道，教育局10月25日发出的通知涉及1所中学及26所小学。停课期间，教师与支援人员可居家办公。

这项指示也适用于通知发出后，空气污染指数超过200点地区的中小学；并非全砂学校一律停课。学校须透过环境局空气污染指数管理系统（APIMS）持续留意读数。

家长若担心烟霾影响孩子健康，可让孩子留在家中，但须通知校方。家有SPM考生者尤其要留意面授安排，不能把一般停课通知当作考生也无需返校。

教育局表示，指数呈下降趋势并降至200点以下时，学校可准备复课。这不等于已宣布打必禄学校星期二自动恢复上课。

Families in Tebedu should prepare for home-based learning on Monday, Oct 26: 27 schools will close because of haze, while face-to-face classes for SPM candidates will continue with masks.

The Sarawak Education Department’s Oct 25 statement, reported by Bernama, covers one secondary and 26 primary schools. Teachers and support staff may work from home during the closure.

The instruction also extends to primary and secondary schools in districts recording Air Pollutant Index readings above 200 after the statement. It is not a blanket closure of every school in Sarawak. Institutions are to monitor readings through the Department of Environment’s APIMS portal.

Parents who are concerned about the haze may keep their children at home, provided they inform the school. For families with SPM candidates, the continued face-to-face arrangement is the important exception to check with their school.

Schools can prepare to reopen when readings show a downward trend below 200. That condition is not an announcement that Tebedu schools will automatically reopen on Tuesday.

中小制造商扩大资本、增加员工后，是否会太快失去扶持？马来西亚制造业联合会（FMM）要求政府检讨税务与援助门槛，让成长中的企业有较平顺的过渡，而不是一跨线就失去支持。

《婆罗洲邮报》报道，联合会在10月25日的声明中，促请进一步检讨中小企业公司税率，并扩大可享优惠税率的收入级距。它也建议取消中小企业税务待遇中的250万令吉缴足资本条件，以免资本密集型制造商补强资本后反而失去支持。

联合会提出的制造业中小企业定义，是年营业额最高1亿令吉或员工最多300人，并配合企业超出中小企规模后的渐进式援助。这属于向政府提出的改革建议，不代表有关定义和税惠条件已经更改。

它也重申2027至2030年15亿令吉智能制造支援配套建议，其中5亿用于自动化、7亿5000万用于数码化、2亿5000万用于人工智能应用。这些金额是业界要求的配套规模，不是已经获批、可直接申请的拨款。

对砂拉越有意扩产或增资的制造商，重点是分清业界倡议与正式生效规则；现阶段不能仅凭这些建议，把新的资格或补助计入经营预算。联合会表示，将继续就2027年国家财政预算措施与政府接洽。

Manufacturers’ calls for wider SME tax concessions are proposals for the government to consider—not new tax relief that firms can already claim.

In an Oct 25 statement reported by The Borneo Post, the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing asked for a further review of SME corporate tax rates and wider income bands qualifying for preferential treatment. It also sought the removal of the RM2.5 million paid-up capital criterion for SME tax treatment.

For growing manufacturers, including those in Sarawak, the issue is whether increasing capital or expanding operations causes support to fall away before a company can comfortably fund its next stage. FMM wants a revised manufacturing SME definition covering turnover of up to RM100 million or up to 300 employees, paired with graduated support beyond SME status.

The federation also reiterated a proposed RM1.5 billion smart manufacturing package for 2027–2030: RM500 million for automation, RM750 million for digitalisation and RM250 million for artificial intelligence adoption. These figures describe its requested package, not an approved funding allocation.

The distinction for business planning is important: a proposed wider definition or tax band does not itself change eligibility. FMM said it would continue engaging the government on the National Budget 2027 initiatives.

文化遗产遇上灾害时，谁来保护、社区如何参与，成为刚获通过的《古晋宣言》重点。宣言提出10项承诺，把居民、传统知识和防灾准备纳入保护工作。

国际古迹遗址理事会（ICOMOS）第22届会员大会及科学研讨会于10月19日至23日在古晋举行，汇聚110个国家的1800名参与者；《古晋宣言》在大会闭幕时获采纳。

宣言不只着眼于建筑本身，也要求尊重文化多样性、身份与权利，让原住民及地方知识与研究成果结合。社区应能参与决策，并在紧急情况中成为具备准备的遗产守护者及第一线应对者；教育、跨代学习、气候行动和灾后复原也列入承诺。

这些内容对古晋历史社区的意义，在于保护工作不能只由专业机构单向决定，还必须把日常使用空间、延续文化的人纳入。宣言同时呼吁提供经费、培训和沟通设施，并以透明合作及可衡量的指标追踪进展。

《古晋宣言》是向政府、研究机构和遗产守护者等提出的行动承诺，并不是新公布的古晋建筑管制条例。后续要看的，是参与、防灾与保护目标如何落实成有资源支持的工作。

A heritage declaration adopted in Kuching places communities at the heart of protecting living heritage, including decisions made before disasters and during recovery.

The Kuching Declaration sets out 10 commitments following the 22nd International Council on Monuments and Sites General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, held from Oct 19 to 23. The gathering brought 1,800 participants from 110 countries to Kuching.

Rather than treating conservation as a task for specialists alone, the declaration calls for local and indigenous knowledge to be combined with research, communities to help shape decisions, and heritage custodians to be better prepared as first responders. It also links conservation with climate action, education and intergenerational learning.

For Kuching’s heritage communities, the practical distinction is participation: preserving a place involves the people who use it, not only the buildings themselves. The declaration calls for funding, training and communication infrastructure, alongside transparent partnerships and measurable benchmarks for progress.

These are commitments addressed to governments, institutions and heritage custodians, not a newly announced set of Kuching building restrictions. The test now is how those commitments are translated into funded work, preparedness and decisions in which communities have a voice.

关注新加坡驻古晋总领馆进展的市民，目前可以确认的是拟议馆址将落在古晋南市辖区，仍不能据此认定已经有可前往办事的办公室。

古晋南市市长黄鸿圣（Wee Hong Seng）在周六的“Shall WEE Talk”直播中披露这项地点方向，并表示更多详情将公布。他提到有关地区近来受欢迎、附近有高档住宅等线索，但没有公开确切地址，因此不宜按这些提示自行猜定馆址。

设馆建议早在2023年提出。新加坡也计划在亚庇设立领事馆，希望加强贸易、投资及旅游联系；寻找合适场所的工作，包括初期使用临时办公室的可能性。

这次更新交代了古晋馆址所属的地方政府辖区，却没有提供开馆日期、预约办法或已开始受理服务的消息。对需要领事服务的人来说，地点方向与正式启用是两件事。接下来真正影响办事安排的，将是确切馆址及开放服务的正式公布，而不是直播中的地区线索。

Singapore’s planned consulate-general in Kuching will be within the Kuching South City Council area, according to Kuching South Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng. Its precise address has not been disclosed.

Wee gave the jurisdiction update during his Saturday Shall WEE Talk livestream, saying further details would be announced. He offered clues about the neighbourhood but did not identify the premises. Those clues are not a confirmed address for visitors.

The distinction matters for people following the project: confirmation of a council area does not mean a consular office has opened or begun accepting appointments. The reported update did not provide an opening date or a service-booking arrangement.

The Kuching proposal dates back to 2023. Singapore also plans a consulate in Kota Kinabalu, with the intended offices aimed at strengthening trade, investment and tourism links. Suitable premises have been under consideration, including possible temporary office space during the initial phase.

For Kuching, the next practical announcement is therefore the actual premises and opening arrangements—not an address inferred from the mayor’s neighbourhood hints.

古晋南市市政局把免费验血服务带到双溪阿榜社区，第4轮计划预计让约200人受惠，服务对象也不只限于合作社社员。

这轮活动于10月25日在Jalan Sungai Apong Baru的Henghua合作社场所举行，由南市市政局与婆罗洲医药中心合作，提供涵盖38项健康指标的血液检查，附近居民也在服务范围内。

古晋南市市长黄鸿圣（Wee Hong Seng）表示，这项计划最初服务南市员工，之后逐步扩大至巴刹工作者及其他社区。他说，低收入家庭、长者，以及不便前往医院或诊所的居民，是市政局希望改善医疗可及性的群体。

对参加者而言，领取报告只是后续的一步；若报告出现需要跟进的情况，可向各自的医生咨询。选择进一步详细检查，则须自行承担有关费用，不能把这次免费验血理解为后续医疗费用一并获豁免。

黄鸿圣表示，南市还会到不同社区推动类似计划。目前公布的约200人是预计受惠人数，并非已经完成统计的最终参与人数。

A free blood-screening programme in Sungai Apong is expected to reach about 200 people, as Kuching South City Council extends an initiative that began with its own staff.

The fourth round took place on Oct 25 at the Henghua cooperative premises along Jalan Sungai Apong Baru. Organised with Borneo Medical Centre, it offered blood tests covering 38 health indicators. The programme included residents of the surrounding neighbourhood, not just cooperative members.

Kuching South Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng said the council wanted to improve access for low-income families, older residents and people who have difficulty travelling to hospitals or clinics. Earlier rounds had expanded from council staff to market workers and other communities.

Participants will receive their results and can take any concerns to their own doctors. More detailed tests, if they choose them, would be at their own expense: the free screening should not be read as a promise that all follow-up care is covered.

Wee said MBKS would continue taking screening programmes to different communities. The estimate of 200 people describes the intended reach of this round, rather than a confirmed final attendance figure.

砂拉越严重延误的基础设施项目，截至今年9月剩下7项；2022年6月则有98项。数量减少约93%，但不能直接解读为其余91项全部已经竣工。

砂副总理兼基础设施及港口发展部长道格拉斯（Douglas Uggah Embas）10月21日在砂州议会部门总结时公布这组数字。《DayakDaily》报道，他把改善归于更密切的监督、提早介入，以及公共工程局的组织调整。

其中，三个区域办事处已撤销，职责整合至各省办事处，并增添人员与资源。对居民和民选代表而言，这项安排的实际意义，是查询工程进度时有较明确的省级联系点，减少职责重叠。

公共工程局的“一个月承诺”措施，也把重点放在施工初期检查承包商的准备与进度，以便问题恶化前介入。道格拉斯表示，持续监督及机构间协调仍然重要。

这次公布的是截至9月的全砂统计，并非10月23日即时清单。报道没有列出余下7项工程的名称及各自恢复进度日期，不能单靠总数下降，就判断住家附近的道路或设施工程已经赶上时间表。

Sarawak had seven critically delayed infrastructure projects as of September, compared with 98 in June 2022, according to Deputy Premier Douglas Uggah Embas.

The reduction is about 93 per cent, but it is a change in the number classified as critically delayed—not a statement that 91 projects have all been completed. Uggah gave the figures in his Oct 21 ministerial winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly, DayakDaily reported.

He linked the improvement to closer monitoring, earlier intervention and changes within the Public Works Department. Three regional offices were dissolved and their responsibilities consolidated under divisional offices, with additional staff and resources.

For residents seeking a project update, that restructuring is intended to give the public and elected representatives a single divisional point of reference, rather than overlapping regional responsibilities. JKR’s One-Month Pledge also focuses on checking contractors’ readiness and progress early enough to intervene before delays deepen.

The statewide figure is dated September, not a live count for Oct 23. The report does not identify the remaining seven projects or give their individual recovery dates, so it cannot establish whether a particular local road or facility is back on schedule.

Beluru Bakong河一次跨夜捕鳄行动捕获四只鳄鱼，最大一只约4.57米。不过，捕鳄队表示，居民特别要求捕捉的那一只，仍未落网。

《婆罗洲邮报》10月23日报道，Joran Jerikan团队与砂拉越森林企业机构合作，在星期一下午约4时展开行动，至星期二上午约10时结束。报道当天是消息发布日，并不是四只鳄鱼被捕获的日期。

队员Balan Lawai接受该报访问时说，行动是在居民反映河中鳄鱼数量多、请求协助后进行。参与的12人团队以钓钩捕鳄，他也说明队员持有捕鳄执照。

村长与居民要求团队再来，团队因此可能安排后续行动，但报道没有列明返回日期。Balan说，居民指定的目标鳄鱼尚未捕获。

对Bakong一带沿河社区而言，捕获四只并不等于河段已经没有鳄鱼。现有消息反映的是一次局部捕捉及仍未解决的目标，不能据此当作安全解禁通知。

Four crocodiles were caught at Sungai Beluru Bakong in a Monday-to-Tuesday operation, but the animal residents specifically wanted removed was not among them, according to the team involved.

The Borneo Post reported on Oct 23 that the Joran Jerikan team worked with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation from about 4pm on Monday until around 10am on Tuesday. The largest of the four measured 15 feet, or about 4.57 metres. This was an earlier operation, not a capture taking place today.

Team member Balan Lawai told the newspaper that residents had asked for help because of crocodiles in the river. He said the 12-member team used fishing hooks and comprised licensed crocodile hunters.

The team may return following further requests from the village head and residents. Balan said a particular crocodile identified by residents had not yet been caught.

For communities along the Bakong river, the four captures should not be read as an all-clear: the report records a limited operation and an unresolved target, not confirmation that the river is free of crocodiles. No date for a return operation was given.

巴达旺市议会辖区两项道路提升，进度并不相同：Jalan Ma Onn正进行拓宽及抬高，Jalan Sungai Tengah 5则已在9月11日完工。

市议会10月23日发文告说明，Jalan Ma Onn工程已于10月12日展开，预计约需五个月，但实际进度仍视天气与工地情况而定。《DayakDaily》报道，工程是在接获居民对闪电水灾的反映后落实，目的是改善路况，并降低积水风险。

对日常使用这条道路的居民，重点是工程仍在施工阶段。约五个月是预计工期，不是保证届时所有水患问题都会消失；文告也没有列出详细封路、车道关闭或改道安排。

至于Jalan Sungai Tengah 5，已完成的拓宽主要针对原有道路狭窄及通行安全问题。市议会代表10月23日前往现场听取承包商汇报，属于竣工后的巡视，不能把当天当成工程刚完工。

同一份道路消息，一边是正在施工的进度，另一边是已完成工程的跟进；两条路的时间表不能混用。

Road widening and raising at Jalan Ma Onn began on Oct 12 and is expected to take about five months, while the separate Jalan Sungai Tengah 5 upgrade was completed on Sept 11.

The Padawan Municipal Council gave the two different project timelines in an Oct 23 statement reported by DayakDaily. The Jalan Ma Onn works follow residents’ concerns about flash flooding and are intended to improve road conditions as well as reduce that risk.

The five-month estimate is subject to weather and site conditions. It is a construction estimate, not a guarantee that flooding will end by a fixed date. For people using Jalan Ma Onn, the relevant point is that this remains an active works project.

At Jalan Sungai Tengah 5, widening was carried out to address a narrow road and improve access. Council representatives visited the finished project on Oct 23 for a contractor briefing; that visit was not its completion date.

The announcement therefore covers one road still being upgraded and another where the widening is already finished. It does not give a detailed lane-closure or diversion schedule for Jalan Ma Onn.