{"id":11722,"date":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2006\/08\/03\/give-biovalley-status-for-kuching-and-miri\/"},"modified":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"give-biovalley-status-for-kuching-and-miri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/?p=11722","title":{"rendered":"Give BioValley Status For Kuching And Miri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=&quot;MsoBodyText&quot; style=&quot;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;>With the launch of Bio-Valley<br \/>\nMalaysia by Tun Dr. Mahatir Mohamad on 20 May 2003, Malaysia moved a step<br \/>\ncloser to achieving the status of a developed nation by 2020. <\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;>Recognised as one<br \/>\nof the world\u2019s biodiversity hotspots, Sarawak is strategically positioned to<br \/>\ncontribute to the growth of Malaysia&apos;s biotechnology sector. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;>The Sarawak<br \/>\ngovernment is hoping that Kuching and Miri will be recognised as bio-valleys by<br \/>\nthe Federal government for the state to pursue the development of an<br \/>\nincreasingly-important<span style=&quot;&quot;>  <\/span>biotechnology<br \/>\nindustry.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;>At an investment<br \/>\nand trade dialogue with International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri<br \/>\nRafidah Aziz in Kuching in August last year, Chief Minister, Pehin Sri Abdul<br \/>\nTaib Mahmud revealed that the state government planned to offer postgraduate<br \/>\nscholarships to get more Sarawakians involved in biotech development.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;><span style=&quot;&quot;> <\/span>\u201cWith this, we believe that within the next 5<br \/>\nto 10 years we will have enough manpower to man the core of our biotechnology<br \/>\nundertakings,\u201d said Taib, who is also the state Finance Minister as well as the<br \/>\nPlanning and Resource Management Minister.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;>He called upon<br \/>\nDatuk Seri Rafidah to help Sarawak realise this goal in light of the State<br \/>\ngovernment\u2019s commitment. Taib thanked Rafidah for her assistance and strong<br \/>\nsupport for industrialisation in Sarawak and the country as a whole.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;>He conceded that<br \/>\nthe biotech industry was very new to Sarawak. 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