PETALING JAYA: The high unemployment rate in Sabah is partially due to a domino effect from the lack of basic infrastructure like transport networks within the state, says a Sabah employers’ group.
KOTA KINABALU: Employers in Sabah will be on the losing end in the debate over benefits and fair compensation to workers, claims the Sabah Employers Association (SEA).
HERE’S our astonishment: Sabahans devour 230 million cups of coffee yearly, brewed from 1,000 tonnes of coffee beans imported mostly from Indonesia, says Yap Cheen Boon, Team leader of the Sabah International Festival at Suria Sabah on Sept 26-Oct 2.
“The economic value is staggering,” Yap believes.
“Here you have 1000 tons of beans upstream, downstream is 230 million cups, the economic value easily hits the billion ringgit mark and we are not capitalising on every single tier of this this chain,” Yap regrets