'Rampant corruption scaring off Sabah investors' claim
Published on: Sunday, October 26, 2014
KOTA KINABALU: Many big companies which had invested millions of ringgit in Sabah are now leaving in droves because of rampant corruption.Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sabah Chairman, Jimmy Wong, alleged that he was told that these companies had vowed never to come back to Sabah."There are so many developers including foreign investors who would like to build high-rise buildings in Kota Kinabalu but they were put off because those in the authority are asking for millions of ringgit in 'gifts'.
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"This is detrimental to the development of Sabah and must be stopped. I urge the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to step in and investigate these claims," he said.The corruption problem is so rampant that it scared off big companies, causing Sabah to lose millions in investment dollars, he added.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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