SIBU, July 10 20026: Sibu will undergo a comprehensive development restructuring through a new master plan that will transform the city into a low-carbon smart city, thus strengthening its position as a sustainable development hub in the central zone of Sarawak.
Premier Abang Johari Openg said that Sibu's development needs to be guided by a more strategic master plan since the development model based on the logging industry no longer meets the needs of the current economy.
According to him, the restructuring effort will involve large-scale investments and be implemented in stages according to the financial capacity of the Sarawak government.
"If Sibu was previously developed based on the logging industry, today we need to develop it in a new way. That is why we want to restructure Sibu," he said when speaking at a dinner with the community leaders tonight.
He explained further that the restructuring aims to transform Sibu into a low carbon smart city that balances economic development, environmental conservation and the use of digital technology in service delivery.
"This is Sibu that we must develop and restructure to become a low carbon smart city in the heart of Sarawak," he said.
He added that the development agenda will be driven through the roles of the Mid Rajang Development Agency (MiRRDA) and Rajang Delta Development Agency (RDDA), in addition to emphasizing forest conservation as a carbon sink, exploring carbon trading opportunities and empowering digital technology.
"Sibu has a strategic position in the heart of Sarawak and has the potential to become a low carbon smart city that can support the state's sustainable development agenda in the future," he said.
Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof, Deputies Premier Douglas Uggah Embas, Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and Dr Sim Kui Hian, Speaker Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, Sarawak State Secretary Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki, federal ministers and ministers.
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