Tag: Development

Sarawak’s 2027 Budget, tabled on 12 October 2026, plans record revenue of RM15.091 billion and a RM246 million surplus. It sets development spending at RM10.098 billion to improve infrastructure, human capital and new industries while shielding households from cost pressures.

Concrete drains and pathways are being built outside wooden homes in Kpg Hilir Spaoh under the Rural Transformation Project. This basic infrastructure brings safer daily travel and real hope to residents, showing that even remote villages are not forgotten.

Sarawak uses a decentralised growth corridor model to guide rural to urban transition. Regional agencies, better roads, bridges, digital links, agro parks and basic services bring urban advantages into rural areas without overcrowding major cities. This supports balanced regional integration.

Sarawak is working hard to make sure growth reaches everyone, not only people living in Kuching or other big towns. Billions of ringgit are spent yearly on rural roads, water, electricity and land schemes so villages can grow like towns.

Sarawak's RM11 billion bridge network is a strategic investment dismantling logistical barriers, catalysing agricultural modernization, and enforcing food security policies. This infrastructure, funded independently, directly connects rural producers to markets, slashing transport costs and time. It is a calculated step towards achieving high-income status and shared prosperity by 2030.

In Sarawak, an Outstanding Worker embodies resilience, authenticity, kindness, advocacy, and nurturing, contributing to economic, social, and environmental well-being across public, private, and informal sectors, aligning with Premier Abang Johari’s sustainable development vision for a truly progressive and prosperous state.