KUALA LUMPUR: The development and wellbeing of rural folks in Sabah and Sarawak continue to be given attention by the Prime Minister with more than RM6.8 billion allocated under Budget 2018 to implement various development projects.
In Budget 2018 which he tabled in the Dewan Rakyat here yesterday, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that RM1 billion would be provided for Sabah and another RM1 bi l l ion for Sarawak for repairs of dilapidated schools using the Industrial Building System.
He said this was the largest allocation that had been provided by the government for this purpose. Najib also said RM2 billion would be provided for the Pan-Borneo Highway project.
