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Sabah & Sarawak

Professor James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania | Professor Dr Evan Lau Poh Hock, Faculty of Economics & Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

14-Jan-26 08:00

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah and Sarawak  are clearly pushing for political and economic autonomy. We speak with James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania and Dr. Evan Lau Poh Hock, Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak,  who gives us their respective views on the political and economic outlook for East Malaysia in 2026.

Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  politics,  government,  economy

Tags:  sabah sarawak economy 2026,  sabah sarawak outlook 2026,  sabah,  sarawak,  borneo,  east malaysian arts, 


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