Sarawak premier has ambitious plans for Malaysia's largest state

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Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg and his coalition Gabungan Parti Sarawak could be kingmakers at Malaysia's next general election. He sits down with ST to talk politics and reveals how Singapore holds lessons for his ambitious plans for Sarawak.
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SINGAPORE - Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg has ambitious plans to ramp up infrastructure development in Malaysia's largest state and turn it into an investment hub for green energy and emerging technologies by 2030.

Referred to by some politicians in the country as a "rich state with poor people", many areas in oil-rich Sarawak continue to lack access to basic facilities like piped water, electricity and Internet connectivity.

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