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Sarawak welcomes Singaporean investors

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has consulted with several Singaporean investors to explore investment opportunities especially in renewable energy, green energy and digital economy projects in the state.

Deputy Premier, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan who was in Singapore yesterday engaged with representatives from UOB Group, Eastspring Investments, TWO Family Office and Chemsains Konsultant Sdn Bhd.

Awang Tengah welcomes the interest from these companies and expressed his appreciation towards their interests in Sarawak, in line with the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030) for the state to be a thriving society driven by data and innovation.  

During his visit there, he also met with Kuok Meng Wei who is representing Kuok Group, one of Singapore’s largest conglomerates to discuss potentials in green and renewable energy investment projects in Sarawak.

For the record, Kuok is also the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of K2 Strategic, an international developer, owner and operator of hyper-scale digital infrastructure assets in the technology sector.

Also in attendance were Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) general manager, Zainal Abidin Abdullah, STIDC’s advisor, Datuk Hashim Bojet, Invest Sarawak chief executive officer, Timothy Ong and PUSAKA Capital Sdn Bhd chief operating officer, Mohamad Nor Topek Julaihi.