PENAMPANG, Sept. 13 -- Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has ordered immediate repair works on the Penampang-Tambunan road after a landslide cut off access and endangered road users.

He stressed that the safety of the people was the state's priority and directed that the road be reopened to two-way traffic as soon as possible.

Hajiji visited the site at Kampung Pogunon on Saturday after returning from Kuching, where he had attended an MA63 technical committee meeting with the Prime Minister and Sarawak Premier.

He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister and Public Works Minister Datuk Shahelmey Yahya, Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick, Kepayan assemblywoman Datuk Jannie Lasimbang, and Moyog Ga...