Published on: Sunday, February 21, 2021
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WE, the rural and poor congratulate the Chairman and members of Sabah Economic Advisory Council on their appointment by the State Government. We have no doubt the Economic Advisory Council will, as its top priority, introduce economic programmes for people like us.
The declared programme and policies of Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri for the advancements of the economy of the Rural and Poor People. Datuk Hajiji stated a number of times that his policy is to give top priority to the Rural Poor.
Sabah has a population of about 3.5 million (Sabahans) who are reportedly very poor and classified by the World Bank as extreme poverty. Of the 3.5 million 1.5 million are citizens.
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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor wants some of the investments that are still in the negotiating process to be enhanced and run smoothly to attract more investors to the state, especially in the battery component manufacturing sector for electric vehicles, glass manufacturing, port management and aerospace industry.
Hajiji, who is also the state Finance Minister, said that if all the investments were realised, it could create over 1,500 job opportunities for the people of Sabah, apart from earning direct and indirect income returns worth millions of ringgit to the state.
“I will monitor all the efforts of the relevant parties in attracting investors to the country, including asking for reports from time to time so that whatever we have planned, especially to develop the state’s economy, can be realised. This is because we want the state and its people to benefit from the planned economic dev