ANN/THE STAR – UMNO has promised to further strengthen Sabah and Sarawak’s position in accordance with the spirit of the 1963 Malaysia Agreement, should the party return to full power.
When Barisan Nasional returned to full power after the 15th General Election (GE15), Umno president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Sabah and Sarawak would continue to be strategic partners in terms of economic and political development.
He said there were many more developments that were planned in the states.
“Congratulations to the Premier of Sarawak, Abang Johari Tun Openg, who now has five higher education institutions owned by the Sarawak government, including Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Curtin University Sarawak Campus, Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UTS), International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak (ICATS) and Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) to empower the human capital Sarawakians.
“Congratulations also to Sabah who received the third largest amount of investments in the country with foreign direct investments (FDIs) projected to exceed MYR7 billion this year.
“This shows that Sabah and Sarawak have great potential to develop together with other states in the country,” he said in a Facebook post in conjunction with Malaysia Day.
