KOTA BARU: The political bickering between Umno and PAS in Kelantan has become so acute that the economic interests of the Malays are being overlooked, said state Umno chief Datuk Annuar Musa. It's disappointing. Politicking is so excessive that we do not know when to stop. Policies should not be designed for politics but for uplifting the economic status of the Malays, he said when closing an agro-based seminar for 200 entrepreneurs at the Grand Riverview Hotel here yesterday. He said he was informed that the state's annual expenditure was just one-seventh of Sabah's, one-tenth of Sarawak's and lower than that of neighbouring Terengganu. Annuar said with Kelantan's rigid political environment and low buying power, entrepreneurs found it difficult to survive. There is a need to introduce a dynamic environment and boost purchasing power in Kelantan so that the state does not lag behind, he said.//Thestar 31 August
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