Showing posts with label water taxi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water taxi. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Sarawak River Taxi plan in 2010.


 Sarawak government has launched Sarawak Taxi River plan,this boat targetted to replace the current Pak Penambang on Sarawak river.This plan was Zohari Abang Openg,he was Minister at Sarawak Housing and Urban Development before he was appointed as Sarawak Chief Minister.This plan totally cancelled after few years.

Friday, 6 December 2019

Perahu Tambang Mural at Lebuh Java,just nearby to Kuching Esplanade.This place also known as Jalan Gartak,back then this place have a creek. (Gartak in local language meaning is a creek @ small river)

Perahu Tambang is one of the main icon in Kuching,eventhough there is many bridge and road acessing kampung across the river,this transportation is still relevant today even though the proprietor and the user not many as before.

Monday, 4 February 2013

Saturday, 27 November 2010

New Water Taxi of Sarawak River

Photo : From Uncle Awang
Recently, water Taxi of Sarawak River launched in waterfront during Satok Fest (Satok fest in waterfront??) New concept modern in style and full with safety measure.Few months earlier ,there was a competition organised by SEDC (sarawak Economy Development Authority).Competition to public designing water taxi for Sarawak River.

There is a proposal to make a water taxi in Sarawak River similar to Gondola in Itali.The idea is in context of tourism where it reflect that Kuching is River city like in Milan..huhu..that's is so far away and European,that is their trademark.As a Kuchingite, i opposed this idea.We have our own pak Tambang and this is our Sarawak River Trademark.You think of Sarawak River,the other thing you think is Pak Tambang.So there is no connection between Gondola and Sarawak River.