Govt’s all out to enhance Sandakan


FRIDAY, APRIL 14 KUALA LUMPUR- Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers speech in conjunction with INTAN Public Ministerial Forum Series 2017 "TN50: From Islamic Perspective" at INTAN Auditorium, Bukit Kiara at 0945 (0145 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Prime Minister Najib Razak launches Jentera Jalinan Rakyat PLUS (JR PLUS) at Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) at 1530 (0730 GMT)

SANDAKAN: Work is ongoing to revive Sandakan so that it will regain its glory days, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He said tourism would become the town’s key economic driver with the upgrading of the airport terminal together with the extension of the runway to accommodate larger aircraft.

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