LABUAN: Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) Labuan has listed several economic issues plaguing the duty-free-island that needed to be addressed effectively, according to its secretary Rosli Awang Damit.
Among the issues involved include the construction of second rams at the Menumbok ferry terminal and strengthening Labuan’s international financial sector in line with efforts to position the island as the premier economic and investment destination.
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“These are the prominent issues we have highlighted to our president who is also the Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal during our two-hour meeting in his office recently.
“We have been told to do our part to assist in whatever platform to realise these efforts,” he said to Bernama today.
The Warisan president message would be thoroughly discussed among the party members in Labuan he said, adding that they also want to convey these messages to the industry players, dispelling the notion that the messages are political but in the interest of the people and Labuan’s economy.
Rosli said plans to develop Sipitang in Sabah would also drive numerous economic spillover effect on Labuan.
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Warisan Labuan according to him, would reduce politicking and give more focus on the island’s economic development plans.
