Kota Kinabalu: The State Government, through the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (KSTI), is looking at the use of plastic to pave roads instead of asphalt.
Its Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif said KSTI is conducting a study on this innovation.
“We are doing a study and looking for a site to test this innovation,” he said when met after attending the close-door signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between KSTI and Petronas Technology Venture Sdn Bhd at Magellan Sutera Harbour, here, Thursday.
Dr Mohd Arifin revealed that this study is one of the contents of the MoA which focuses on a collaboration between KSTI and Petronas in matters related to science, technology and innovation. “Other than that is the virtual fibre optic,” he said, adding the signing of the MoA was a follow-up to his visit to the Petronas research centre recently.
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“We request that officers or scientists from this research centre can also be stationed or come to Sabah, especially to my Ministry. Hopefully, this collaboration can be expanded and bring benefits to Sabah,” he said. The signing was also attended by Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Minister (MIDE) Phoong Jin Zhe, Petronas Senior Vice President of Project Delivery and Technology Datuk Bacho Pilong, Head of Petronas Sabah and Labuan Siti Ayu Abdul Wahab and PFLNG Chief Executive Officer Azrul Roshazli.
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