Who delayed Pan Borneo Highway in Sabah, asks Anwar
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim took a veiled jab today at a past administration over the long-standing delays in Sabah’s portion of the Pan Borneo Highway, contrasting the stalled progress in the state with Sarawak’s near-complete stretch.
Speaking at a town hall with Sabah youths here, Anwar said the contrast was hard to ignore.
“Sarawak’s portion of the highway is almost complete. Sabah’s is not. Who delayed the progress?” he said at the Temu Anwar Harapan Urang Muda Sabah event at the International Technology and Commercial Centre.
The Pan Borneo Highway spans more than 2,000km in total, including about 1,060km in Sarawak, about 706km in Sabah, and the remainder in Brunei.
In Sarawak, all packages for the highway project were reported to be 99% complete as of July, with full completion expected…
