Empowering grassroots: Bridging economic disparity in Sabah

LocalBusiness & Finance
20 Jan 2025 • 12:29 PM MYT
Daily Express
Daily Express

Daily Express Online (Malaysia) is Sabah's top-ranked & most viewed English news site. It is also Sabah's leading & most circulated daily English newspaper.

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By: Ramzah Dambul, Victor Sikain

SABAH, as we all know, is not only blessed with beauty comparable to the heavens but it is also culturally diverse and extremely rich in natural resources.

Yet, despite its limitless potential, the state grapple with persistent economic disparity.

Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The wealth generated by high-level economic activities, such as mega manufacturing projects and large-scale import/export businesses, has not trickled down to the grassroots level effectively.

Instead, such top-down approaches risk widening the gap between the wealth of the few and the struggling majority.

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