‘Shared prosperity’ crucial for sustainable development, says Sabah CM

Jason Santos Jason Santos Updated 4 years ago · Published on 18 Sep 2019 2:41PM · 1 Comments

Sabah Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal says the people and the government need to work together to achieve sustainable development. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, September 18, 2019.

SABAH Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal has called for a concerted effort between society and government in the cultivation of sustainable development as the state rides along with Malaysia’s quest to achieve high-income status.

He said it can only be done through strategising and working collectively towards green technology innovation.

“To achieve the national aspiration, Malaysia needs to have a strategy to manage and retain the best talents. An important strategy is by integrating the principle of leaving no one behind.

“This is in line with the government’s model of development ‘shared prosperity’. It is crucial to sustainable development,” he said at the opening of the UMS second international global development through policy, innovation and integration in Kota Kinabalu today.

His speech was read by Assistant Sabah Finance Minister Sariffudin Hatta.

Shafie said everyone is accountable to each other in achieving shared objectives such as the aim to attain sustainable development goals by 2030. – September 18, 2019.

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  • The oil field attack in Saudi Arabia has highlighted how oil is playing less of a role in the global economy. Once the world changes over to solar and green energy, oil will cease to be the cause of war. Sabah does well to plan for a sustainable economy but also for the end of revenue from fossil fuels.

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