

The people of Asap Resettlement know that best of all. Today, they find themselves losing more and more of that land. What about business opportunities? Who gets the contracts, leaving the people to scramble for sub- and sub-sub contracts?Īnd land? Once upon a time, the natives of Sarawak were the richest in the country. READ MORE: Benarkan warga Sarawak di luar negeri untuk mengundi pos, ahli Aliran desak dalam ketetapan sebulat suara Take oil palm development: yes, that is generating large amounts of wealth, but does it go to the people? Or, instead, to a handful of companies? What about the timber wealth? Where has that gone? Into real property and buildings in Canada, Australia, the United States and England, belonging to the “first” family, to the big six timber companies, or into the pockets of the ordinary people of Sarawak? Sarawak’s GDP/person may be higher, but as Sarawakians well know, Sarawak’s wealth is increasingly concentrated into the hands of a few, including the “first” family. Selangor and Penang may not have as high a per capita GDP, but it is better distributed, meaning households and individuals have better incomes In other words, it appears that Sarawak’s problem is the distribution of that wealth. Why then is Sarawak a net exporter of people - despite the large inflow of foreign labour into Sarawak? Why are tens of thousands of Sarawakians leaving and going to places like Johor and Selangor to look for work? Why does Sarawak have higher unemployment? Schedule an auto donation to Aliran every month or every quarter.Make a one-off donation to Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara, CIMB a/c 8004240948.
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Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, and palm oil - remain a significant driver of the economy. Domestic demand continues to anchor economic growth, supported mainly by private consumption, which accounts for 53% of GDP. The NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on exports. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies.

During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation.


In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation)ĭuring the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation)
