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Published on: Sunday, July 04, 2021 By: Datuk John Lo Text Size: I AM compelled to express my heartiest congratulations and high respect to Sabah’s government and opposition political leaders in exhibiting the rarest unity of support for Hajiji’s move to relax the Covid-19 SOP in Sabah on 28 June 2021. It has never happened since Malaysia Day. Never would I have dreamed that this historical unique political unity can happen in my life time. Hopefully, this unity for Sabah, one for all, all for one will be extended to our fight for equity in economic development. THERE IS HOPE FOR SABAH ...

MY heartiest congratulations to Sabah Foundation and Merica Group for their JV company Gerak Saga Sdn Bhd having been awarded 2 covetous certificates  [a] Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme Forest Management Certification (MTCS-FMC) and  [b] the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management/Chain of Custody Certification.  These 2 awards are important in many significant ways because all the logs down to all finished products will be acceptable in the world, meaning worldwide market access.  Now that Gerak Saga has pathed the way, I hope other Sabah ITP companies wi...

“THE expression God helps those who help themselves is an ancient proverb. It stresses how important it is to be able to come to your own aid and take initiative in life, and not to just wait for and rely on divine intervention, or on the help of others for that matter.  It also conveys that divine intervention is most likely to come to those who take action on their own behalf and not to those who sit back and wait for heavenly help to arrive.”  https://thewordcounter.com/what-does-god-helps-those-who-help-themselves-mean/ Time for Sabah should consider this quotation se...

Published on: Sunday, May 16, 2021 By: Datuk John Lo Text Size: THANKS for the many calls, messages and suggestions on my article on Sabah’s GLCs 11 April 2021. Many expressed grave concerns on the dire circumstances of some GLCs and their overall negative impacts on Sabah’s economy.  Some gave very useful suggestions and recommendations. Common desire, as it should be, is that current GLC situation must not, should not be allowed to continue.  There must be a thorough review and transformation. To encourage further discourse on the GLCs, here are some of my further comments. Causes of ...

Published on: Sunday, May 09, 2021 By: Datuk John Lo Text Size: Empowerment/Practical Policies Vs Funding? Why countries with abundant resources don’t do well, many are struck in the 3rd world cesspool and have become perennial economic failures? The world is literally littered with many such countries in oil/gas rich Middle East, diamond, gold, oil in Africa, well-endowed with natural resources in Latin America and South East Asia. Shamefully, our Malaysia is not much better.  Those without natural resources are at the top of the world, like tiny red dot Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and...