QUOTE(itekderp @ Jan 12 2017, 01:36 AM)
Is shin yang not concrete enough for you? Do you know how many industries they control? What do you want then?
West Malaysian companies would bring much needed competition, raising standards. The real reason many Sarawakian businessmen don't like the idea is just that. They've no incentive to be competitive otherwise. Pay you peanuts, then sell you something expensive. A job seeker would however see increased chances at employment. Do you know how many sarawakians have left in search of work? KL is chock full of them.
What massive change are you talking about? What idealism? Don't project. The best for us would be to match Penang's economy or close. In fact, anything is better than this current dead economy.
You know, as much flak Shin Yang gets, they're the only one of the very few heavyweights that could actually do work. Not waiting to be fed. Initially a large part of the Pan Borneo projects in Sarawak would have been fully-subcontracted to west Malaysian companies. If it wasn't for certain figures, no Sarawakian companies would have gottten a direct contract. Even now, most, if not many are "sub contractors" with the fat layer being in West Malaysia. Some 'competition'.
Secondly,to a certain extent almost everything that both Sabah and Sarawak imports by sea and air routes, would have to go through Peninsular Malaysia first. NO EXCEPTIONS. Because of the cabotage policies implemented. Not even mentioning how much of "chains" needed just to transport something from somewhere in Peninsular before it even reaches the ports of Sabah and Sarawak. Sarawak has it better since they can import directly from Indonesia with a far cheaper price (Kuching is without a doubt nearer to the more developed parts of Indonesia, regardless of land or sea route). The same goes for vice versa too. Except, the ones at the chokepoints are mostly Peninsular companies.
Yes, this is the "competition". You're spiting Shin Yang, but forget that in the overall picture, the wolves and jackals are numerous that every Sarawakian companies are under the mercy of these players from Peninsular.