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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 unite all Malaysians and make our country great again.  All these may be possible because, for the ...

“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 many blatant failures.  Tun Razak targeted bumi ownership in the economy at 30pc. Up till today, t...

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