SABAH PMR 2025 BOOSTS DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL ECONOMY - NIZAM

TAWAU, May 10 (Bernama) -- The 2025 MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) serves as a development catalyst and has the potential to boost the local economy, said Assistant Minister to the Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan.

The Apas state assemblyman said the initiative delivers government services to the people to help them raise their living standards.

“When large-scale programmes like this are brought to Tawau, we get upgrades in many aspects - particularly in street lighting - roads and other infrastructure. It also creates business opportunities for local entrepreneurs in the district and surrounding areas to set up stalls to promote their products.

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“Although PMR runs for only three days (May 9 to 11), the benefits to the people do not end when the programme concludes. I hope all ministries and agencies involved will continue to serve and support those needing various guidance,” he told Bernama today.

He thanked the Performance Acceleration and Coordination Unit (PACU), the Prime Minister’s Office and the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (KUSKOP) for choosing Tawau to host the programme this year. 

“The programme was held in Kota Kinabalu last year. Many people from the east coast of Sabah could not attend due to the distance (about 450km),” he said, urging Tawau residents to take the opportunity to attend the event and get information on the services offered by federal and state agencies.

“PMR significantly benefits urban and rural communities by providing the public direct access to government agency services. This programme serves as a platform for interaction between the people and the government while directly conveying the principles of the MADANI policies,” he added.

PMR is a government initiative spearheaded by PACU in collaboration with KUSKOP, the lead ministry, and the Sabah Government, the host, to bring essential government services directly to the people.

Themed “Ending Poverty Through Entrepreneurship”, the Sabah edition of PMR 2025 underscores the government’s sustainable approach to eradicating hardcore poverty by empowering local communities through entrepreneurship.

-- BERNAMA