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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 there, throw in Pan Borneo which has taken forever, the total federal expenditure in Sabah is peanut...

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 price increase without sufficient justifications being given has made these 2 onerous tasks much mor...

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 have struck the right chord with the PH leaders. Recognising that every political party, elected repr...