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DSP Hajiji’s key note address at SIBES [Sabah International Business & Economic Summit] on 17th January 2022 has spurred substantial interest among some investors and many Sabahans, especially in the business community. It is like the first fresh spring wind cleansing away the stale air of Sabah’s 30 plus years of economic stagnancy.  Those interested can read the most pertinent part “Bringing Sabah into the next decade”. Outstanding feature is his focus on a str...

INSPIRED by CM Hajiji’s keynote address at SIBES [Sabah International Business and Economic Submit] on 17th January 2022 and Sabah’s 2021 progress in economic transformation, a number of young Sabahans, including some returnees from overseas and KL, are forming the SAYAP [SAbah Young Entrepreneur And Professional Group].  Their preliminary objectives are [a] To harness synergies among young Sabahans for their self-development in business/professions and contribute towards Sabah&...

IN his winding up speech in the Legislative Assembly on 23 September 2022, CM Hajiji called on all YBs to embrace the challenge of transforming themselves to become the ECONOMIC LEADERS IN THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES. In his inclusiveness for all Sabahans, he has included the opposition YBs in his invitation

2021 is over. Much already done to reset Sabah’s economy, lots more to do to put Sabah back to long term stable economic growth after decades in limbo in 2022

IT is very saddening that Tun Mahathir has, in his advance age, sunk more into bigotry of race issues. His chopsticks prank is a new low. For more than 40 years, he and many West Malaysian leaders have gunned for political support by thumping on racial issues.  This indicates a serious lack of statesmanship and leadership. Good leaders build their country by uniting all, inferior leaders destroy the country by divide and rule. Malaysia in the old days could have achieved unity quite easily ...

Why Federal Government spends so much money in Selangor, so little in Sabah? May I, with due respect, tell our political leaders, especially those in the opposition, that war for Sabah’s development funds is not with the Sabah Government. They should take aim at inequitable allocation in the annual federal budget and the 12th Malaysia Plan.  Federal Government has given RM5 billion development grant to Sabah out of more than RM300 billion budget for 2022. Add little projects here and ...

SOME pertinent facts about carbon trading. The concept of monetising Sabah’s green asset is noble

SOME pertinent facts about carbon trading. The concept of monetising Sabah’s green asset is noble

Cement price increase will aggravate inflation. The announcement of cement price increase could not have come at a worst possible time when Sabah has barely started to recover from severe economic depression induced by Covid-19.  The State Government is working doubly hard to rejuvenate the economy which has seen negative growth in recent years, finding ways to keep the cost of living, especially food items, from rising further when the global inflation is still raging on.  The cement ...

THE Pakatan Harapan’s memorandum to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Mohd Noor falls far short of my expectation.  STILL, it is a tiny little step in the right direction.  In a way, it has some historical value as it is the first time that the opposition has expressed interest to work with the parties in government after Hajiji’s inclusive gesture as CM for all Sabahans irrespective of race or religion. His decision to provide funds for opposition constituencies must h...