Chief Minister highlights low federal funding for Sarawak


By YU JI

Villagers watching a video of the Pan Borneo Highway alignment during the project’s launch ceremony − filepic

NEXT year, the state will spend RM5.97bil for development and just RM2.07bil for operating costs.

Exactly 74% of the state budget will be for development.

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