Samsuri: States should have greater say in infrastructure priorities
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KUALA LUMPUR: State governments should be given greater authority to determine their infrastructure development priorities instead of relying primarily on decisions made at the federal level.
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Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said differences between federal and state priorities had created challenges in securing support for projects considered important by state administrations.
"Sometimes our priority is not their priority," he told reporters at the SG4 Business and Economic Forum 2026 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today.
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