YSG Three Core Strategic Programmes

Yayasan Sabah Group (YSG) director, Tan Sri Datu Khalil Datu Jamalul said that YSG has adopted three core strategic programmes to help transform the socio-economy of Sabahans; in support of the country’s transformation policy. These programmes are Excellent and Innovative Village (PDCB), Handicraft Manufacturing Activity Development as well as Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC).

Excellent and Innovative Village (PDCB)

• a continuation of the group’s previous efforts to develop rural communities.Its the programme is currently implemented in six villages, namely Kg Sebait Sandakan, Kg Singgoron Baru Ranau, Kg Pandasan Kota Belud, Kg Sinaron Sook, Kg Lormalong Kunak and Kg Lambidan Kuala Penyu.

• PDCB is part of Yayasan Sabah’s commitment to empower the leadership and enhance the capacity of the people in these villages.

• Similar programmes to develop the intellect, socio-economy and culture of rural communities implemented by YSG in the South West Coast Zone have benefitted 60,871 villagers.

Develop handicraft manufacturing activities

• a way of generating substantial and sustainable income for rural communities.

• The setting up of Sabah Handicraft Centre recently launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in Keningau as part of this programme and effort to develop local handicrafts as an important source of income, would be continued under the Group’s long-term plan.

• The centre has started to develop high quality batik featuring local motives design for international market, adding 15,000 local youth had been trained in handicraft industry.

Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) 

• a project poised to become an important economic growth engine for the State’s tourism sector.

• The federal government has provided a funding of RM250 million for this purpose while the state government has provided the land for the project. 

• The SICC will better position Sabah as a Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition (MICE) destination, apart from creating 10,000 employment opportunities for the locals.The Group was planning to set up Kolej Universiti Yayasan Sabah (KUYS) to complement its existing college.

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