SCORE one for Sarawak!

Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) is one of the many regional development corridors in Malaysia, and is being pioneered currently by the Sarawakian government, specifically by the newly created RECODA (Regional Corridor Development Authority). As a Sarawakian myself, I cannot help but feel proud that this plan aims to bring my beloved state into an industrialized and first-world style state by 2030.

The core industries that are prioritized for development are as follows:

1. Oil-based industry
2. Aluminium industry
3. Timber-based industry
   
4. Steel industry
5. Palm-oil industry
6. Tourism industry
7. Livestock industry
8. Aquaculture industry
9. Marine Engineering industry
10. Glass-manufacturing industry

The 3 main advantages cited for SCORE's success are the availability of large swathes of land for development ( Sarawak being the largest state in Malaysia, covering about 40% of Malaysia's total land area), cheap and abundant hydro, coal-based and natural gas-based energy sources, and Sarawak's strategic location between the economic behemoths of North Asia ( including China) and India, as well as Australia to the south.

SCORE's area of development is focused upon Sarawak's central region, itself divided into three main areas, north, central and south. These areas have been designated as 'growth nodes' and are as follows:

• Similajau - Heavy Industry Centre (Northern Node)
• Mukah - Smart City and Central Nerve Centre (Central Node)
• Tanjung Manis - Industrial Port City (Southern Node)
  

I sincerely hope that this plan will eventually work out and bring much needed development and prosperity to Sarawak. Some people may be pessimistic of the prospects, even the plausibility, of such a grand scale project, but as with all great undertakings, the first step is to believe in the lie, the so called 'vision', and only then, after much determination and hardwork, will the 'vision' eventually materialize itself into reality. I call upon all Sarawakians, as their patriotic duty, to wholly and fully support this plan that it may come to fruition and pave the way for a glorious future for Sarawak and it's people.