YAHYA: SRIB BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Rubber Industry Board (SRIB) made a profit in excess of RM40 million last year.

The success came about after the State government took bold measures including restructuring the Board and strengthening its management.

And, the government also provided financial aid amounting to RM60 million to help SRIB improve its performance.

The years before 2011, SRIB was facing critical financial problem after having incurred millions of ringgit in losses due to poor planning.

The SRIB was even unable to pay the rubber tappers and agents resulting in accumulated debts.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin disclosed this at a ceremony to present letters of appointment to SRIB deputy chairman and Board members including three new faces at Wisma Pertanian here yesterday.

He said with the financial aid funding and restructuring of the Board, this state agency is now back on the right track.

ONE FOR THE ALBUM…Yahya (seated 3rd left) with Ahmad (seated, 2nd left) Ujang (seated 2nd right) and the SRIB Board members yesterday

“Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman was very concerned as he wished to see SRIB become a successful government agency to help raise the standards of living of rubber tappers and ensure the success of the rubber industry in Sabah,” said Yahya who is also Agriculture and Food Industry Minister.

As such, he said the move to appoint capable people to the Board was imperative to bring SRIB back on the right track.

“The profit recorded in 2011 was evident that the right measures taken had been successful,” he added.

Datuk AK Aliuddin Haji Mohd Tahir was reappointed deputy SRIB chairman while the three new Board members were Baintin @ Abd Halim, Juriah Pasasin and Webley Disim.

The other four members retained were Mohd Gasing Haji Saling, Anthony Liew, Edmond Lo @ Joannes and Sumita Hassan while the four ex-officio members were the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry’s permanent secretary, Finance Ministry’s permanent secretary, state agriculture director and SRIB general manager.

Meanwhile, Yahya said the management of SRIB must discharge its duty efficiently and professionally to ensure the agency would not suffer losses again.

Also present were Yahya’s deputy Datuk Bobbey Suan, the ministry’s permanent secretary Datuk Ujang Sulani, SRIB chairman Haji Ahmad Haji Bujang who is also Sindumin Assemblyman and general manager Datuk Harris Mathews.



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