Fix the basic needs first


PUTRAJAYA has hinted that the Federal Budget 2019 is going to be tough and “painful”. This is glaringly obvious for Sarawakians as over the past two weeks, Putrajaya had unceremoniously announced that numerous federal projects in Sarawak have been shelved.

Sarawak Pakatan Harapan chairman Chong Chien Jen has also indicated that Putrajaya has aborted several mega-projects in Sarawak that were announced by the former Barisan Nasional administration.

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