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Published on: Sunday, March 07, 2021
By: Borneo Post Online
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Kota Kinabalu: Thirteen associations in Sabah appealed to the State Government to hear their concerns on the imprompt promulgation of Minimum Housing Act 446 - Employees’ Minimum Standards of Housing Accommodations & Amenities Act under the Emergency Ordinance, that was extended to Sabah and Sarawak effective Feb. 26, this year.
They are Sabah Employers Association (Sea), Timber Association of Sabah (Tas), Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Shareda), Sabah Builders Association (SBA), Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Sabah Branch (FMM Sabah), SME Association of Sabah (SME), Sabah Timber Industry Association (STIA), Sabah Freight Forwarders and Logistics Association (Sabffla), Sabah Furniture Association (SFA), East Malaysia Planters Association (Empa), Federation of Sabah Industries (FSI), Malaysia Entrepreneurs’ Development Associat
PETALING JAYA: The Transport Ministry will set up consolidation hubs along the Pan Borneo Highway to develop the network to transport and distribute goods between Sabah s ports and airports, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The Transport Minister said the plan was part of the Federal Government s implementation of the Logistics and Trade Facilitation Masterplan.
“The consolidation hubs, among which, are located in Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Tawau.
“We will continue to engage industry players to identify locations that will give optimum impact to Sabah s logistics ecosystem,” he said in a Facebook post on Thursday (Feb 18).
Dr Wee had a virtual meeting earlier with Sabah logistic industrial players that was initiated by Sabah Logistics Forum (SLF) chairman Datuk Ng Kiat Min, who is also the managing director of Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd.