“There is an urgent need for more funding for the improvement of both infrastructure development and closing the digital gap in Sarawak so that we can move in tandem with the rest of the country towards a high income economy.
“Without good infrastructure development such as roads, electricity and water supplies especially in the rural areas, the people in Sarawak would not be able to catch up with the rest of the country.”
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by Peter Sibon, reporters@theborneopost.com.
Posted on August 9, 2012, Thursday
Sarawak political leaders transcend political divide in calling for review on petroleum royalty for the state
KUCHING: State leaders from both sides of the political divide strike a common ground in calling for the federal government to review the five per cent petroleum royalty paid to Sarawak in the past four decades.
Minister of Land Development Tan Sri Dr James Masing said the proposed special committee to be set up by the federal government to look into the petroleum royalties to the East Coast states should include Sarawak and Sabah.
“Since Sarawak and Sabah are the main contributors to the national petroleum production, both states’ royalties of five per cent should therefore be reviewed and revised,” Masing told the Borneo Post here yesterday.
