
In defence of food imports
'The rise in food imports is the very thing which shows that Sarawakians have become better off.'

'The rise in food imports is the very thing which shows that Sarawakians have become better off.'

The proposal to set up an Unemployment Insurance Scheme (UIS) by the Human Resources Ministry to manage retrenched workers in this country is completely out of touch with today’s economic and employment realities. Here's why.

I refer to Sarawak DAP leader Chong Chieng Jen’s proposal to demand that the Sarawak state government take over and operate the public bus system in the state to reduce cost of living and traffic congestion.

At a coffeeshop recently, I discussed at length with a friend who had just graduated with a degree in economics from a local university about how hard is it to find a job as a fresh graduate these days.

In his Budget 2017 speech recently, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said the definition of prudent spending by the government is similar to a sensible father or head of family manages his finances to meet household needs. In other words, if previously we could afford expensive toys, however, in the present situation we could continue to do so but within our means.

The sorry state of our public infrastructures (schools, elevators, roads, bridges) which were reported recently indeed embarrasses us.

I refer to The Star article ‘Gov’t mulls abolishing law after requests by businesses’ dated July 15, 2016.

