Malaysian Borneo 4.0

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DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS

• Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE): Sarawak
• Sabah Development Corridor (SDC): Sabah

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Borneo is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is politically divided among three countries: Malaysia and Brunei in the north, and Indonesia to the south. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. In the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island. Additionally, the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan is situated on a small island just off the coast of Borneo. The sovereign state of Brunei, located on the north coast, comprises about 1% of Borneo's land area. A little more than half of the island is in the Northern Hemisphere including Brunei and the Malaysian portion, while the Indonesian portion spans both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

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Sarawak’s move into electric-powered bus services a smart approach
BY SHARON KONG ON MARCH 5, 2021, FRIDAY AT 12:23 PM



Gemilang International designs and manufactures bus bodies, and has assembled buses for over 30 years in the industry.

KUCHING: Sarawak’s move into providing electric-powered bus services is a smart approach to test out a modern and eco-friendly transit solution while boosting its tourism activity, opined Gemilang International Ltd (Gemilang International).

This comes as Sarawak launched a pilot project for electric-powered bus services, of which four units were delivered by the company in the initial stage.

To note, the four units of electric buses has started operating in Kuching on March 3 with 107 bus stops serving the routes between the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) complex to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre.

According to state Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Sarawak was the first state in the country to offer the electric bus service to both tourists and locals and the idea of free electric city bus service was first mooted by his ministry under the guidance of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/0...mart-approach/

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Sarawak Pay goes international as ‘SPay Global’ in collaboration with UnionPay
BY JACQUELINE DAVID ON MARCH 4, 2021, THURSDAY AT 5:26 PM



Abang Johari (far left), Chan, Abdul Aziz, Sabariah and Muhammad Abdullah flash the thumbs-up at the event at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Petra Jaya here, today, with Cai Jianbo and his team in the background who joined the launch via Zoom.

KUCHING (March 4): The state’s mobile app for cashless payments Sarawak Pay will go global as ‘SPay Global’ after its integration with international payment platform UnionPay, which has been approved by Bank Negara.

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the collaboration is historic to both Sarawak and UnionPay, which can be used internationally.

“I would like to express my appreciation to Bank Negara for approving the integration between UnionPay and Sarawak Pay on the international platform that is historic to both Sarawak and UnionPay.

“To reinforce our branding and presence on the global stage, it is now timely for us to rename our Sarawak Pay eWallet to SPay Global and in relation to this, we shall seek Bank Negara’s approval for a bigger eWallet size, perhaps to a maximum of 1,000 Euros,” said Abang Johari during the launching of UnionPay Virtual Card on Sarawak Pay at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Petra Jaya here, today.

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/0...with-unionpay/

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SK Nexilis to build RM2.3bil plant in Malaysia, its first overseas production base
By NST Business January 26, 2021 @ 7:17pm

KUALA LUMPUR: South Korea's SK Nexilis has announced a proposed investment of RM2.3 billion to set up its first overseas production base in Malaysia.

To be located at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) in Sabah, SK Nexilis will build a copper foil manufacturing facility with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tonnes.

The facility's construction will tentatively begin in the first half of this year and commercial operations to kickstart by 2023.

Once in operations, the new facility will increase SK Nexilis' copper foil production capacity by three times its current global capacity to about 100,000 tonnes.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021...roduction-base

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MCMC building 742 telecommunication towers in Sarawak, to be ready in 2022
Bernama April 29, 2021 19:01 pm +08

PUTRAJAYA (April 29): The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is developing new telecommunication towers at 742 locations on the outskirts of towns and rural areas in Sarawak beginning this year under the National Digital Network Plan (JENDELA) as part of efforts to upgrade internet coverage.

MCMC, in a statement today, said work on 106 towers had begun this month and construction at the remaining 636 locations is expected to begin in the third quarter of this year.

All the 742 telecommunication towers are expected to be fully completed in the fourth quarter of 2022 to offer 4G services, it said.

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/artic...-be-ready-2022

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Australian firm teams up with UMS to commercialise sea grapes
By NST Business April 16, 2021 @ 1:24pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Australian-listed biotechnology-based Stemcell United Ltd, through unit SCU Southeast Asia Sdn Bhd (SCU-SEA), has partnered Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to develop and promote the commercialisation of seaweeds especially sea grapes.

More popularly known as "latok" in Malaysia, sea grapes have become an increasingly a sought-after dish.

The seaweed can be served as fresh leafy vegetables as well as main ingredients of salads.

SCU-SEA and UMS recently signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the potential development of the seaweed-derived downstream products.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021...ise-sea-grapes

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A dream come true: Unimas FMHS to have its own teaching hospital
Friday 12 March 2021

KUCHING: The dream of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Medicine and Health Science Faculty (FMHS) of having its own teaching hospital is now realised, said its vice chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi.

“Ever since FMHS was started in 1994 as the fourth medical faculty among the public universities in Malaysia, it has been our dream to have our own teaching hospital.

“And today, after 29 years of Unimas being in Kota Samarahan, the teaching hospital and the Pusat Kesihatan Prima project has been awarded to a local developer to be built here,” he said in a Facebook post today.

https://news.unimas.my/index.php?opt...C13%7C25%7C192

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Pansar incoming subsidiary wins UNIMAS teaching hospital, primary healthcare centre construction job
By NST Business March 16, 2021 @ 3:57pm



PESB managing director James Ling (center right) receiving the letter of award from Minister of Works Datuk Sri Fadillah Yusof (center left).

KUALA LUMPUR: Pansar Bhd's incoming subsidiary Perbena Emas Sdn Bhd (PESB) has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of UNIMAS Teaching Hospital in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak for RM485.99 million.

To recap, minister of works Datuk Sri Fadillah Yusof had on 10 March handed four contracts totalling RM600 million comprising building and infrastructure works and facilities for several educational institutions in Malaysia.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021...ary-healthcare

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Petronas becomes world's first to produce LNG from two floating facilities
By Farah Adilla March 25, 2021 @ 4:17pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has become the first global energy company to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) from two floating facilities.

This followings the first cargo delivery by Petronas Floating LNG Dua (PFLNG Dus) on March 24.

The floater facility is currently located at Block H Rotan gas field located 140 kilometres offshore Sabah.

Petronas said with PFLNG Dua's first cargo delivery, the group continues to extend its leadership in FLNG technologies, having introduced PFLNG Satu - the world's first operational floating LNG - in 2016.

PFLNG Satu also completed the world's first FLNG relocation when it was deployed in March 2019 to Sabah's Kebabangan gas field from the Kanowit gas field in Sarawak.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021...ing-facilities

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Bintulu Port handles 47.61mil tonnes of cargo in 2020
By NST Business April 30, 2021 @ 1:54pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd achieved a total cargo throughput of 47.61 million tonnes of cargo in 2020, despite the challenges faced from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The port operator said this was equivalent to a 5.04 per cent conttraction, way better than its earlier forecast of 7.0 per cent contraction.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021...nes-cargo-2020

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IHH Group: Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu
Sabah

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Sabah govt launches i-Adu system to tackle complaints speedily
POSTED ON MAY 7, 2021, FRIDAY AT 8:01 PM



Safar launching the i-Adu system that enables the processing and resolution of the complaints in real-time.

KOTA KINABALU: The State government’s Integrity Unit has launched its i-Adu system on Friday to raise the speed and efficiency in the management of public complaints at all state agencies, said State Secretary Datuk Safar Untong.

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He said at the launch of the system at the Sabah government administration building (PPNS) that the new technology will also enable the processing and resolution of the complaints in real-time.

In his speech, he also said that the State government is serious about raising integrity in the State civil service.

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/0...ints-speedily/

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Sarawak launches mobile banking services to reach out to rural areas
BY YVONNE TUAH ON MAY 6, 2021, THURSDAY AT 4:50 PM

KUCHING: Sarawak has launched one of the nation’s first mobile banking services to reach out to rural areas across Sarawak with four banks offering their financial services via this initiative.

The Sarawak government has allocated RM1.6 million under the Pakej Bantuan Khas Sarawakku to initiate the mobile banking services to rural areas in Sarawak.

Banks under this initiative include Bank Simpanan Nasional, RHB Bank, AgroBank, and Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia.

“We are aware of the importance of banks and its financial services to the people.

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/0...o-rural-areas/

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New RM300mil Mukah Airport opens today
By NST Business June 17, 2021 @ 8:46am

KUALA LUMPUR: The new Mukah Airport in Sarawak has opened today, following a successful operational readiness and airport transfer trial last month.

The RM300million airport would replace all the functions of the previous Mukah short take-off and landing air strip (STOLport), said Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.

The new terminal will be able to accommodate up to 200 passengers at any one time compared to the STOLport that could only handle 67 passengers.

At 3,120 square metres, the terminal can cater up to 264,000 passengers per annum.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021...rt-opens-today

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Technological Efforts: Forest Management in Sarawak, Enforcement and Hyperspectral Technology
POSTED ON APRIL 21, 2021, WEDNESDAY AT 12:37 AM



The DA42-MPP multi-purpose hyperspectral sensing system for aerial surveillance and mapping missions in the country



The image on the left is derived from a hyperspectral sensor over a planted forest site which shows the pre-visual symptoms (light colored crowns) of trees that were infected by Ceratosystis sp. in contrast to the image on the right that was taken over the same area using a drone-based camera where only trees showing visible symptoms (late chlorosis) are detected.

In recent years, Forest Department Sarawak has achieved excellence in the management and conservation of tropical forests. Through various initiatives, it manages and develops forest resources for social-economic and environmental responsibility. To date Sarawak has a total landmass of 12.4 million hectares, with 62 percent of it covered in forest cover, and significant efforts are being made to safeguard the state’s valuable natural resources. Managing such resources poses numerous challenges because of the geographical factors as mountainous terrains, numerous rivers and tributaries and in most cases, the poor conditions of the roads make access a nightmare.

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/0...al-technology/

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Four firms to invest RM6.31 bln in business expansion at Sama Jaya High Tech Park
BY SAM CHUA ON JULY 14, 2021, WEDNESDAY AT 7:02 AM



An artist’s impression of the proposed new plant by HGST Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

KUCHING (July 14): Four electrical and electronic companies are planning to invest RM6.31 billion in their business expansion at Sama Jaya High Tech Park.

In a statement, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, who is also Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development, was said to have been briefed by the four companies yesterday – namely Taiyo Yuden (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, HGST Malaysia Sdn Bhd, IMM Technology Sdn Bhd and LONGi Kuching Sdn Bhd – via a virtual meeting.

“These electrical and electronic companies have performed well even during the pandemic due to high demand globally for electrical and electronic related products such as solar, multilayer ceramic capacitors, aluminium substrates and copperfoil,” said the ministry in a statement.

The ministry also mentioned Sama Jaya High Tech Park had exported RM6.93 billion worth of goods in 2020, an increase of 27.5 per cent from RM5.43 billion in 2019.

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/0...igh-tech-park/

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UPDATE: International Universities in Malaysia
World Ranking
1 [USA] Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Kuala Lumpur (OPEN 2021!)
55 [AUS] Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
90 [UK] University of Southampton, EduCity, Johor
99 [UK] University of Nottingham, Semenyih, Selangor
121 [USA] University of Southern California, EduCity, Johor
152 [UK] Newcastle University, EduCity, Johor
196 [AUS] University of Wollongong, Batu Kawan, Penang (NEW 2020!)
205 [UK] University of Reading, EduCity, Johor
217 [AUS] Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak
301 [UK] Heriot-Watt University, Putrajaya
372 [AUS] Swinburne University of Technology, Kuching, Sarawak
432 [CHN] Xiamen University, Sepang, Selangor

Source: QS World University Ranking 2021



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Sabah developing large-scale smart paddy field programme
POSTED ON AUGUST 4, 2021, WEDNESDAY AT 9:12 PM

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is one of four states selected by Padiberas Nasional Berhad (Bernas) to develop the Large-Scale SMART Paddy Field (SBB) programme as a commitment to formulating a strategic direction to strengthen the country’s rice industry.

In a statement, Bernas said the potential paddy areas that have been identified for developing the SMART SBB in Sabah are Kampung Kulambai, Kota Belud; Batang Lupar in Sarawak; Sungai Batu Pahat in Perlis and Setiu in Terengganu.

“The SMART SBB programme is in line with the government’s goal of increasing the country’s rice self-sufficiency rate to 75 per cent, and it began with a memorandum of understanding signed between Bernas and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) at the beginning of the year.

“It is one of MAFI’s initiatives to consolidate paddy land to create a centralised plantation management system. This centralised system is seen to be able to optimise the use of existing resources as well as increase the efficiency of cultivation activities and padi production in the country.

“As a company with extensive experience and a strong network in the industry, Bernas is targeting areas with low productivity by projecting revenue spikes of between 40 and 60 per cent per season,” it said.

According to Bernas, SMART SBB is a collaborative programme between Bernas and other agencies such as the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Sabah Agriculture Department, Area Farmers Organisation and Integrated Agricultural Development Area.

In addition, Bernas is implementing SMART SBB with Bumiputera rice millers such as in the programme between Bernas and Beras Dibuk mill in Perlis and currently, the infrastructure rehabilitation and land works and paddy cultivation are being actively carried out in the identified areas.

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/0...ddy-programme/