RM106B Investment In 5 Years
1 - 7 Dec 2025. Issue 66.
As the year winds down, Abang Jo reports encouraging progress on Sarawak’s economic growth. Still, the path to 2030 remains demanding. Doubling the state’s GDP in the next five years is no small harvest. He calls the coming period a time when earlier investments will finally bear fruit. Let’s hope the orchard delivers.
Education will take on fresh importance next year. The Free Tertiary Education scheme begins, and high-potential Sarawakians will have the chance to pursue studies at Cambridge with government backing. These are long-term seeds whose fruit may only appear years, even decades, from now. It’s worth noting that few politicians invest in efforts that ripen beyond an election cycle.
On the subject of long-term cultivation, Singapore has received approval to open a consulate office in Sarawak. This week’s infographic highlights the countries that planted diplomatic roots here earlier, and how Singapore is now joining that landscape.
This week’s A String Of Thought offers a light reflection on journeys worth taking, if only to catch the sunrise in the east and the sunset in the west. Sometimes the sweetest memories come from simply looking up and noticing where we are.
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