Bersabarlah, kata Dr M pada rakyat Sabah, Sarawak
Sep 6 2012: Rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak mesti bersabar menunggu sumber asli dikeluarkan dan pelaburan asing dijelmakan sebelum mendapat pembangunan seperti di Semenanjung Malaysia, kata Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Bekas perdana menteri menerangkan perkara ini dalam sesi soal jawab dengan pesara kerajaan dan kumpulan NGO di Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur hari ini.
"Sebenarnya, saya fikir pembangunan Sabah dan Sarawak mengatasi semenanjung.
Sarawak mempunyai pelaburan asing tertinggi manakala Sabah pula mempunyai simpanan petroleum terbesar di negara ini.
"Bersabarlah dan tunggu sehingga sumber alam dikeluarkan dan tidak lama lagi pembangunan akan meningkat," katanya.
Hazlan Zakaria
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Be patient, Dr M tells Sabahans, Sarawakians
The people of Sabah and Sarawak must be patient to wait for natural resources to be extracted and foreign investments to materialise before experiencing the same tempo of development as those in the peninsula.
This was said by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed when fielding questions in a meet and greet session with government retirees and NGOs in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur today.
“In truth, I think that the development of Sabah and Sarawak has outstripped the peninsula. Sarawak has the highest foreign direct investment and Sabah has the largest reserves of petroleum in the country.
“Just be patient and wait for the resources to be extracted and soon your earnings (and development) will increase,” he continued.
He was answering a question from a Sabahan who wondered why after 55 years of voting BN and having contributed a lot to the coalition’s electoral victories, Sabah and Sarawak are still considerably backward in terms of development compared to the frenetic pace seen in the peninsula.
Mahathir also hit out at those who made much ado about his ‘Devil they know” remark.
“Those comments can only come from those who do not understand… It is an English saying.”
He explained that it is an anology that uses the devil to explain that people are often better off depending on someone they are familiar with, rather than trusting an unknown and untested party.
The saying, countered Mahathir, has nothing to do with the devil per se.
He was asked on comments from certain quarters who want him to recant his words and repent to God for talking about associating with the devil.
Malaysia and Brunei have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the existing cooperation on economic corridors particularly with the states of Sabah and Sarawak.
BalasPadamJika kita lihat memang benar Sabah sekarang ini semakin hari semakin pesat dengan pembangunan. Apa pun pastikan kestabilan dikaji juga dengan pembangunan dan penduduk.
PadamPembangunan yang ada ini mungkin ada kebaikkan kepada pelaburan di Negeri ini sendiri.
Padamya.. Sabah kini makin membangun. moga ia akan terus membangun.
PadamApa yang penting, pembangunan telah di buat di Sabah, dan akan ada lebih banyak lagi.
PadamRakyat mengharapkan yang terbaik oleh kerajaan untuk membangunkan Sabah.
PadamSuch an expense is not an expenditure but an investment to stimulate the economy and for the future generations
BalasPadamPelaburan sekarang adalah untuk masa depan generasi akan datang.
PadamAs the one stop authority in driving the Sabah Development Corridor Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authorityhas been aligning ‘hard and soft’ infrastructure as per the requirements of the promoted sectors.
BalasPadamIts focus is more to the designated economic clusters such as the palm oil industrial cluster, Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal, Keningau Integrated Livestock Centre, Sabah Agro-Industrial Precinct, Agropolitan projects and Kinabalu Gold Coast Enclave.
Aktiviti ekonomi di Sabah diharap dapat memberi impak positif yang baik.
Padamdi zaman Najib, kekayaan negeri Sabah dan sarawak pasti akan dinikmati oleh kedua2 negeri ini.. di zaman Tun M??
BalasPadamnasib baik la Najib yang memerintah hari ini.. kalau Tun M, agaknya sampai bila2 pun sabah dan sarawak akan terus diabaikan..
BalasPadamUsaha kerajaan persekutuan dan kerajaan negeeri amat diperlukan.
BalasPadamPembangunan Sabah menghala ke arah yang positif.
BalasPadamSabah tidak harus masih dalam kemiskinan berbanding negari lain.
BalasPadamSimpanan petroleum adalah usnur pendapat utama Sabah. Tetapi 5% royalti tidak memihak kepada pembangunan Sabah.
BalasPadamThe Sabah State Government says it remains committed to driving the state’s economic growth with the offer of various incentives for foreign investments while ensuring a conducive investment environment.
BalasPadamChief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the flow of foreign investments had continued to see a positive trend, clearly reflecting investors’ confidence in the state’s economic fundamentals and prospects as well as its political stability and level of security.
BalasPadam“In the first quarter this year, Sabah received RM10 billion – the highest amount of private investments compared with other states.
BalasPadam“Apart from that, as of September 30, the amount of cumulative investments in the private sector, under the Sabah Development Corridor projects, had reached RM114 billion since its launch in 2008,” Musa Aman said.
BalasPadamThe CM said this in his speech at the state awards and medals ceremony held in conjunction with the 59th birthday of Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Juhar Mahiruddin at the state palace here today.
BalasPadamThe CM said this in his speech at the state awards and medals ceremony held in conjunction with the 59th birthday of Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Juhar Mahiruddin at the state palace here today.
BalasPadamMusa said the state had also spent a total of RM1.136 billion from the RM1.39 billion allocated to it under the Ninth Malaysia Plan and the 10th Malaysia Plan.
BalasPadamHe said the state also saw a 15.7 per cent rise in the number of foreign tourists during the January to July period this year, with a total of 541,552 visitors, compared with 467,924 tourists seen in the same period last year.
BalasPadam“In the second roll out of the 10th Malaysia Plan, Sabah was also allocated RM4.376 billion to carry out 743 projects in 2012.
BalasPadam“As of September 21, RM1.971 billion or 45.1 per cent of the 2012 allocation had been spent to finance development projects implemented in Sabah.” He said the state government was confident that the success in attracting private and foreign investments into the state was clear proof of the state’s conducive environment to attract high impact investments with greater economic prospects.
BalasPadamMusa said the state government was also committed to ensuring that all development programmes for Sabah under the 2013 Budget are implemented including the standardising of goods prices, opening of 1Malaysia retail shops and the expansion of padi space in Kota Belud.
BalasPadamHe also said the state government took pride in the AAA rating given to the state by Rating Agency Malaysia (RAM) for four consecutive years.
Apart from the foreign investments and tourists, the state has also welcomed high powered delegations including senior leaders from China and the latest being the visit from Britain’s royal couple, The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, he said.