KUALA LUMPUR: Infrastructure development in rural areas in Sabah and Sarawak have to be on par with the infrastructure level of rural areas in Peninsular Malaysia, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, said that overall, rural infrastructure in Peninsular Malaysia was satisfactory and he wanted rural infrastructure in both East Malaysia states to be improved.
He added that the matter needed attention as the soon-to-be opened Pan Borneo Highway would be the main connection for residents in Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei. Ahmad Zahid also said that his ministry would focus on the issue of income gap and poverty between rural, suburban and urban residents. "In reality, it is not only seen in rural areas, but also in suburbs and in urban areas. Hardcore poor in cities are taking root in rural areas,” he said.
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