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Additional towers will bring better service to Sarawak's rural areas
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In his 2015 budget speech, Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to invest RM2.7bn ($821.34m) over three years to build 1000 new telecoms towers nationwide and lay undersea cables between Peninsular Malaysia and the eastern states. This funding represents the second phase of the High-Speed Broadband project (HSSB), which was first announced a year previously. This phase will see more powerful…

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Sarawak’s education sector gears up for a state-mandated English proficiency test
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In the autumn of 2014, a learning programme was launched to beef up students’ English-language skills at 31 primary schools and two secondary schools, called the English Literacy Directions Programme for Secondary Schools and English Camp. A joint project of the Department of Education and the Sarawak Foundation, a state body in charge of educational quality, the camp is an early effort by educators…

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Sarawak's biodiversity makes it an ideal location for ecotourism
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Sarawak possesses some of the richest biodiversity in the world, turning the state into an ideal location for ecotourism projects. However, a range of factors, including shortcomings in infrastructure and a lack of coordination, means that the full potential of ecotourism in the state has not yet been tapped. By spreading visitors into more isolated parts of the hinterland, revenues generated…

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Sarawak a major destination for meetings and conferences
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Since its establishment in 2006, the Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) has put the state on the international meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) map. As a result, in 2013 Malaysia came eighth in the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA’s) rankings for countries in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Having played host to 117 ICCA-certified conferences…

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The central bank takes steps to prevent a housing bubble in Sarawak
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Fuelled by attractive yields and soaring property values over the last five years, Malaysia’s real estate market has drawn both foreign and local investors seeking a strong return. While growth in GDP and population are partly responsible, this organic growth does not entirely explain the price escalation seen in the residential sector over the past three years. And although the factors steering…

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A massive, multi-year industrial project pushes the construction sector forward in Sarawak
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Far and away the largest driver of investment and construction for both the public and private sectors in Sarawak is an industrial project called the Sarawak Renewable Energy Corridor (SCORE). Covering a vast area of over 70,000 sq km, the site is one of five economic development corridors established nationwide and is largely responsible for elevating the state to become Malaysia’s highest…

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Samalaju in Sarawak will benefit from a new purpose-built industrial port
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With major front-end utility investments for the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) such as water and power hook-ups now complete, efforts are shifting towards completing transportation infrastructure to accommodate the surge in the industrial park’s growing cargo traffic. This includes ongoing construction of two new dedicated ports – both of which are already operating on a…

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Sarawak focuses on building and upgrading regional transportation links
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Situated on some of the most important trade routes in the world and positioned to capitalise on raw resources of energy and minerals flowing to Asia from Africa and the Middle East, as well as exports out of the region, Sarawak is poised to take advantage of the massive flow of goods steaming past its doorstep. More than half of the world's annual merchant fleet tonnage passes through the…

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Cargo and passenger movements increased throughout 2014 in Sarawak
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As Sarawak is separated from Peninsular Malaysia by the South China Sea and from the rest of Borneo due to limited road connectivity, air travel is the primary means of transport for most of those travelling to and from the state. By far the busiest airport serving Sarawak is Kuching International Airport (KIA), its only international airport. This transit hub is supported by seven smaller…

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Growth in base crops for domestic use paves the way for Sarawakian exports
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A tropical climate, abundant fresh water and vast tracts of land for farming have endowed Sarawak’s agriculture sector with ample resources to achieve sustainability in several staple food categories, including grains, fruits, vegetables and edible oils. While self-sufficiency in rice is still a work in progress, the state’s farmers are now productive enough at growing base crops for the…