Budget 2027: 4,200 Sarawak children will receive JPA funding

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Oct: The Government agreed to double the offer of Public Service Department (JPA) grants to children born in Sabah and Sarawak, thus opening up opportunities for students from both states to continue their studies to ivory towers every year.

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the move reflects the government's commitment to expand higher education opportunities for children from Sabah and Sarawak.

"It means that 4,200 children of Sabah and Sarawak get the opportunity to continue their education to the ivory tower every year", he said while presenting Budget 2027 in the Lok Sabha today.

In the development related to regional development, Anwar said that the Federal Government will start formal negotiations to finalize the framework for the development of Sibu Special Economic Zone.

"The Federal Government will begin formal negotiations to finalize the incentive framework, a centre for facilitating investment as a whole and strategic infrastructure needs", he said.

According to him, the formal negotiations will be an important step in aligning incentive frameworks and development needs.