As Sarawak’s largest employer, providing a livelihood for about one-fourth of the population, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector stands as one of the state’s key engines, even with the gains in economic diversification made in recent years. Sarawak also plays a central role in Malaysia’s agricultural sector as a whole, producing...
Sarawak is endowed with a relatively large land mass of 12.4m ha. Land is thus treated as one of the most important resources that can be developed to generate economic growth for the state and the people. Consequently, Sarawak is setting aside about 4m ha of land for the plantation and agriculture sector. These lands are located in the rural...
What progress has been made in recent years on the construction of the Trans Borneo Highway, and what will be its immediate economic effects?
To what extent does the concept of a regional airline remain feasible, and what are the challenges preventing increased connectivity?
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...
The once underdeveloped transportation infrastructure is transitioning from a maligned weakness to a position of strength as improvements across air, sea and land connections continue to ease the flow of goods and people both within Sarawak and abroad. For an island state whose inland waterways also still serve as the primary conduit for...
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