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KUCHING (Jan 19): Deputy Sarawak Premier and Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Amar Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian welcomes small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to explore the vast potential of business opportunities in Sarawak.
He said that Sarawak’s economy has been at the forefront recently, compared to the past when its economy has been lagging behind.
However, Dr Sim said Sarawak has abundant resources and potential, and “will surely catch up and surpass West Malaysia.”
“Sarawak’s future economic sector focuses on the development of new energy and green economy, including hydrogen energy.
“Also, with the aging population and rising medical costs, small and medium-sized enterprises can also explore the potential in related fields, especially in the field of medical research,” he said.
He made his remarks during the East-West Business Networking Event organised by the Sarawak SME Association on Saturday night. The event acts as an investment attraction for Sarawak and sharing Sarawak’s economy and potential areas with business representatives from China and West Malaysia.
Dr Sim jokingly mentioned that there were “too many people wanting to invest in Sarawak”.
“In other words, the threshold for investing in Sarawak has been raised,” he affirmed.
President of SME Association Sarawak, Jordan Ong, noted that the East-West Business Networking Event attracted about 150 business representatives.
“We have several associations joining us tonight – we have 20 members from the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MayCham) in China, coming all the way from Guangzhou.
“We also have about 20 representatives from the Youth Entrepreneurs Division of SME Malaysia, which is our sister association.
“The last association is the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (Sabah Branch). Through their support, they have about 50 over entrepreneurs flying over.”
Ong said the networking event serves as a point to link with other regions like Sabah and West Malaysia.
“To us, I feel that it is a good platform, not only for our members in Sarawak, but also for them to explore Sarawak.
“We want to attract more investment, policy investment into Sarawak, so we can build the economy together.”
Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2025/01/19/dr-sim-plenty-of-investment-opportunities-in-sarawak/