Sabah Umno has thrown its weight behind the proposed completion of the Mazu (Goddess of the Sea) statue in Kudat, saying it should be looked at from a broader perspective.
The Muslim-based party became the third partner in the Unity Federal Government to do so after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Parti Bersatu Sabah .Sabah Umno head Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin also rubbished claims that the statue would affect Muslim sensitivities. He pointed out that nothing of that sort happened in other places in Malaysia, including in Muslim majority Kelantan ruled by PAS which housed the nation’s largest Buddha statue.
So it is not impossible that Sabah will also receive a large number of tourists from abroad every year. The project proposed when Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat was Chief Minister was resurrected by State Culture Tourism and Environment Minister Datuk Chirstina Liew. PBS Deputy President-cum-Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Joachim Gunsalam said by right the statue should have been completed long ago and is what the local economy in Kudat needs as the district does not get many tourists.
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