Wednesday 6 April 2016

Economic and infrastructure needs tops voter concerns in Sarawak




KUCHING, April 6, 2016  – Economic issues, comprising worries over rising cost of living, economic hardship, jobs and other related matters were reported by 33% of Sarawak voters as their top concern, according to a survey conducted by Merdeka's Centre.

The center's programme director Ibrahim Suffian said this was followed by the need for development gaps to be fulfilled (28%), state administration (8%) and public safety issues (5%) as found in a survey among Sarawak voters concluded at the end of January 2016.