Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said there are many benefits for the people if this travel mode across the South China Sea is reactivated.
A 30-year-old man was also apprehended during the incident on March 11.
Group says this is unfair as politicians still entitled to litany of generous retirement perks.
Catastrophic logjams worsened by floods spur calls for tighter curbs on rainforest logging.
Sarawak Deputy Premier Dr Sim Kui Hian says local councils must introduce measures to prevent worsening weather patterns.
Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Hamzah hails move as beneficial to Sarawak ruling coalition as a whole.
Six youth, including two Indonesians, rescued without injuries, says state Fire and Rescue Department.
51-year-old policeman, 45-year-old timber camp boat operator among five victims of capsize.
Apart from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department, the police, the Sarawak Rivers Board, camp workers and villagers are also involved.
The heavy rain, floods and erosion along the riverbanks are making the situation more difficult.
Torrential rain causes hillslope erosion in Song, Betong, wrecks bridge in Kapit.
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