KUCHING: Sarawakians with work experience and exposure abroad are encouraged to return home to contribute to the state’s development.
Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian highlighted the importance of acquiring knowledge and skills in developed countries, including western nations like Australia and New Zealand, and eastern countries like China, Japan, and Korea.
“We want our people to be more than just manpower and brainpower; they should be table to confidently sit alongside their peers in developed countries without any sense of inferiority.
“Ultimately, after ‘seeing the world’ and realising we are as good as anyone, may as well choose to call Sarawak home,” he said in his Facebook post today.
He said Sarawak is currently undergoing rapid nation-building and needs skilled talents to develop foundational infrastructure and facilities, which will help the state catch up with Malaya.
“We need more talents as Sarawak is in a rapid pace of nation building. We need talents to establish necessary foundations and facilities to at least match what our fellow Malaysians in West Malaysia have been enjoying,” he said, adding that despite starting late, with collective effort, Sarawak can achieve its goals swiftly.
“Though we started late and around six decades behind, we can together with our brains, partnerships, technology and skills, can catch up,” he said.
Earlier, Dr Sim attended the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024 in London, where he co-chaired the event alongside Dr Zainab Dakhil from Ibn Al-Bitar Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
The discussion focused on ‘Perspectives on Cardiovascular Health: Trends, Well-being, and Economic Evaluation’.
During his visit, Dr Sim also toured the Sarawak Foundation House, a temporary accommodation for students, located at Brondesbury Park in London.
