KUCHING, April 12 -- The proposed Sarawak Cancer Centre is expected to commence construction in 2027 following the completion of its design phase, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib.

She said the project has already completed its design stage and is expected to proceed to the tender process before construction begins.

"We have been informed that the design has already been completed and the project will proceed to the tender process.

"Once the tender is approved, InsyaAllah the target is for construction to begin in 2027," she told reporters when met after the launch of the biography 'Laila Taib: Her Journey of Love & Compassion' and the exhibition 'The Tatars - Muslim in the Republic of Poland' at Pustaka Negeri Sara...