Things started to unravel in late September when politicking reared its ugly head, causing political instability, first through a power grab that led to a snap state election being called in Sabah.
By providing free testing and quarantine facilities to Sabahans, Sabah state government would be seen as an empathetic government that cares much about the well-being of the Sabahans.
When the government creates the ecosystem for the companies to embark on a debt-for-sustainability swap, they could incorporate the ESG principles, realising Malaysia’s sustainability agenda.