The issue of development, especially regarding basic facilities in Sabah and Sarawak needs to take into account the size of the states and not only the population density of a certain area or state.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said Sabah and Sarawak’s large size, compounded with their low population density compared to the Peninsular were factors behind why development was lagging behind other states as the government prioritised allocations based on the population density rate in a state.
Citing Kuala Lumpur, Fadillah said the capital was way more developed compared to other areas and states, including those in the Peninsular as it had a larger population. “Kuala Lumpur has everything….Go to other states ….Kelantan, Perlis, they’re also way behind ,” he said.The Plantations and Commodities Minister said the situation did not mean that other states and areas were neglected, just that different approaches and methods in economic planning are used in the development of states.
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