KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Urban Development Ministry hope to overcome traffic congestion in the state's major towns within the next four years.

Its minister Datuk Abang Johari Tun Openg said based on feedback from the public, the main towns facing traffic congestion were Kuching and Miri.

"We will focus on overcoming such problems and finding long term solutions in main towns," he told reporters after opening a seminar jointly organised by the Women's Affairs Bureau of the Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) and Women's Social Bureau of the Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Sarawak party here today.

Without going into actual details, Abang Johari said all input, feedback, views and ideas from the Facebook would be taken into consideration.

The Facebook is now an important mechanism to receive feedback from the people with problems.

"I will go into the Facebook every night to look at the views and feedback received," he said.

Abang Johari who is also president of Saberkas and deputy president of PBB urged women who are part of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Youth orgnanisations and political organizations to open Facebooks as a means of getting closer to the younger generation as well as receive feedback on issues.

"For example, I was informed through the Facebook, that Jalan Semariang and Jalan Matang in Kuching, encounter serious traffic congestion as early as 6am and I have also received similar feedback from Miri," he said.

Abang Johari who added that he himself had seen the traffic congestion in the respective areas, said efforts were being taken to overcome the traffic situation in the areas.