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Malaysia’s federal political Détente is an exciting development. Malaysia’s muddy politics in the last few years has finally started to clear and may birth some lasting economic benefits for all Malaysians. Above all, this will put national building to the forefront.  This budding new era of political Détente may signal the beginning of a true Malaysian nation, an epic departure from racial and religious bigotries, a new focus on economic development that will unit...

“THE proof of the pudding is in the eating” is an ancient proverb. For those who may not be familiar with it, here is the meaning – “the real value of something can be judged only from practical experience or results and not from appearance or theory”. Or empty promises in Sabah’s case

‘THE definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” Albert Einstein. Please refer to the Federal Government’s intention to implement a policy of not renewing the licences of forwarding agencies unless they are 51pc bumi owned.  Very saddening for Malaysia. Ever since Tun Razak introduced the NEP with a limited time frame many years ago, its name has been changed at various time to camouflage its limited success and man...

Sabah’s Agriculture Has Enriched Many Outsiders, Our Farmers Remain Poorest. I like to follow up on my 26th September 2021 article on food security which is a very important aspect of agriculture but not by any measure the only one.  Agriculture is critically important to many Sabahans’ economic welfare, better lives, livelihood, economic dignity and land ownership

DATUK John Lo in his opinion piece on Sunday September 26, 2021 in the Daily Express, rightly claimed Hajiji as Chief Minister is an excellent statesman and economic leader. No one will dispute this. John outlined a number of Hajiji policies and programmes for Sabah. If just say 80pc of Hajiji’s plans and programmes can be implemented, Sabah would be more progressive in infrastructure and economic development compared to Sarawak

THANKS for the calls and discussions/suggestions on my last Sunday’s article “Why A Sabahan First Policy Matters”. I append below some of the points that will and can be relevant for the success of this policy

I HAVE the privilege of meeting Datuk Bung Moktar recently. Not surprisingly, our conversation should turn to Sabah’s run-down and/or lack of infrastructures. What surprised me were [a] his in-depth knowledge of Sabah’s serious problems in infrastructures, [b] his heightened awareness/concern of their acute/adverse economic impacts on Sabah’s economy and [c] his sense of urgency in seeking solutions. [d] Most comforting is Bung Moktar’s view that the solutions to our...

Published on: Sunday, July 25, 2021 By: Datuk John Lo Text Size: TAN Sri Harris, during his CM tenure, had a big vision for Sabah. Among the many development vehicles that he had formed, the most important were Sabah Bank and Sabah Development Bank.  How he managed to get approvals for these two financial institutions from the Federal Government was miraculous as no other state up to day have succeeded to get even 1 financial institution in the name of their states!  His objective for these t...

Published on: Sunday, July 18, 2021 By: Datuk John Lo Text Size: IN advanced countries Government policies and administration/implementation system are in sync with the private sector, government leaders providing leadership to drive the economy with clear directions, well defined policies, effective implementation strategy and where appropriate, financial assistance and/or incentives for the private sectors to thrive and prosper. Singapore and China have gone one step further with their excell...

One of the most important economic roles of a government is to DETERMINE WHO SHOULD GET WHAT in wealth and income distributions. Sabah’s distributions of wealth/income, especially in Agriculture/Fishery, has been in the wrong track for a very long time, resulting in many Sabahans being stuck in poverty for generations, especially in the coastal fishing villages and rural farming communities. Sabah has oil/gas, rich forests, vast track of fertile lands, and unbelievable rich marine life in Ma...