KUALA LUMPUR, February 16 – The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah expressed his dream of driving along the Pan Borneo Highway in Sabah and Sarawak. His Majesty expressed his joy at the performance of the Pan Borneo Highway Phase 1 project in Sabah and Sarawak which started in 2015 and is expected to be fully completed in 2024. “It is King dream to drive through the Pan Borneo Highway, specifically for King to get to know the King people in the interior of Bumi Kenyalang and the State in Bawah Bayu more closely.
“This travel program is being drawn up by the Istana Negara in collaboration with the federal government, the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak,” said Al-Sultan Abdullah in a Royal Decree in conjunction with the Opening Ceremony of the Second Term of the 15th Parliament here today. In addition to focusing on the provision of infrastructure and public facilities through the sustainability of the construction sector, Al-Sultan Abdullah said efforts to develop and empower the economy throughout the country including Sabah and Sarawak should be intensified.
Al-Sultan Abdullah said the development of Court Complexes in Sabah and Sarawak should also be given attention to strengthen the administration of law. Quality infrastructure and rural access links will be improved through the construction of rural roads, bridges, clean water supply utilities, electricity supply and better housing. The gap in the economic development of all races and ethnicities, including the Orang Asli.
Will continue to be addressed in order to create resilient and competitive rural communities,” His Majesty said. In the meantime, His Majesty said the government has taken immediate action in resolving issues related to the demands of the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak regarding the implementation of the 1963 Malaysia Agreement. This includes the transfer of gas supply regulatory powers to the Sabah government, recognizing the Sabah and Sarawak Public Works Department as a technical department and improving the level of special grants to Sabah and Sarawak.
