Country Profile
From The Report: Sarawak 2015
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Sarawak is one of the three regions comprising East Malaysia, with neighbouring state Sabah to its north-east and the federal territory of Labuan situated off the north coast of Borneo. The state remains unique both within Malaysia and within the global context due to its mix of rugged mountains and thick jungle alongside numerous cosmopolitan cities and centres of commerce. With the inception of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy, a growth area running across much of central Sarawak, the state was able to successfully harness its naturally abundant source of energy in hydropower and spur investment in heavy industry. The plentiful availability of the power needed to feed such heavy industry has helped to shape Sarawak into an investment destination in its own right, as the state increasingly attracts foreign investment from the world over.

This chapter contains interviews with Adenan Satem, Chief Minister of Sarawak; and Mohamad Morshidi bin Abdul Ghani, Sarawak State Secretary.

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Overview

Resource-rich Sarawak develops value-added industries
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Sarawak is one of the two states comprising East Malaysia along with neighbouring state Sabah to its north-east and the federal territory of Labuan situated off the north coast of Borneo. The state has long held a unique place within the Malaysian political sphere and the national economy, due both to its geographic location and its long history. The State's History & Recent Past Sarawak spent much of its history from the 15th to the 19th centuries under either the direct rule or the indirect…

Interview

OBG talks to Adenan Satem, Chief Minister of Sarawak
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Interview:Adenan Satem Which policy initiatives should Sarawak prioritise in order to achieve more inclusive growth? How can faster development be promoted in rural areas? ADENAN SATEM: Sarawak’s development has always been inclusive as we do not have any racial divide. However, there is room for more sharing among the business community by encouraging the development of new businesses and new players in all fields of the economy. There is also room for greater competition, so that the…

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OBG talks to Mohamad Morshidi bin Abdul Ghani, Sarawak State Secretary
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Interview:Mohamad Morshidi bin Abdul Ghani Where is Sarawak focusing in order to expand regional trade, and how has investor interest in the East ASEAN Growth Area evolved? MOHAMAD MORSHIDI BIN ABDUL GHANI: In terms of its role in regional trade, the area in which we believe Sarawak has a significant advantage relative to the greater region is in the energy sector. The development and transmission of electricity is an area that we are very keen to explore further, as electricity has been…