Sabah agencies ordered to give full cooperation

KOTA KINABALU: All state agencies and ministries have been ordered to give their full cooperation to federal agencies to implement the projects identified under the Mid-Term Review of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

The Chief Minister said their cooperation is needed to ensure new projects earmarked under the Mid-Term Review (MTR) and all those under the 12MP in Sabah could be completed on schedule.

He said the state government is happy that Sabah was given priority in several new initiatives and development projects under the MTR.

Sabah welcomes the unity government’s MTR themed “Malaysia Madani: Sustainable, Prosperous, High Income” tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament yesterday, Hajiji said.

“The state government is glad to note that the Federal Government continues to prioritise development in Sabah through various projects and new initiatives in the middle part of the 12MP,” he said in a statement.

In tabling the MTR, the Prime Minister said the Federal Government will hand over full regulatory power on gas and electricity supply to Sabah by January next year.

Anwar also said a new project to build a renewable energy system and to upgrade the power supply grid at Gugusan Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu costing RM195mil, will be implemented.

To ensure an equal healthcare system, the Prime Minister also announced the building of a regional blood centre in Sabah, while a Public Health Laboratory and Food Quality and Safety Laboratory will be built in Kuching, Sarawak.

Anwar said 11 new transport and logistics projects have also been introduced to ensure sustainable and resilient national infrastructure development.