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TheSabah Development Corridor orSDC (Malay:Koridor Pembangunan Sabah orKoridor Sabah) is a new development corridor inSabah,Malaysia. The SDC was launched on 29 January 2008 by the Malaysian fifth Prime Minister,Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The project is expected to take 18 years with total investment of up to RM 105 billion. On average, starts from the year of 2009, RM5.83 billion will be allocated each year for development. 900,000 jobs are expected to be created with this project along with a waterfront city, tourism sub project and a Sabah Railway terminal. The project kick-started with the Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi announcing that the government has allocated an extra RM 5 billion under theNinth Malaysia Plan to improve infrastructure and lower the cost of doing business in the state.[1]
Key objectives of the project are:[1]