
The Kedah state government has been accused of failing to solve the high unemployment rate in the state, with more than 100,000 youths in Kedah said to be still jobless despite claims of large-scale investments being brought into the state.
The accusation was made in a memorandum submitted by a group calling itself Sekretariat Suara Anak Kedah to menteri besar Sanusi Nor, who was urged to deal with key issues affecting the people, Bernama reported.
“The tourism sector has also fallen short, with basic facilities at major sites left neglected, poor cleanliness, and Langkawi failing to generate economic spillover for local residents who continue to struggle,” the group’s director, Sulaiman Ibrahim, was quoted as saying after handing over the memorandum today.
He said the state government’s slogan of…