Abang Johari: We must transform the economy or be left behind


Abang Johari (third left) presenting a souvenir to Commonwealth secretary-general Scotland during their meeting in London.

KUCHING: Sarawak needs to move away from conventional economy and embrace digital transformation, or risk being left behind, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said.

Speaking at the Commonwealth diplomats induction programme in London on Wednesday, Sarawak’s Chief Minister emphasised the state’s current push towards becoming a digital economy and that the digital revolution was now an unstoppable force.

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