The fact that Malaysia's social assistance remains low by international standards (~1% of GDP) should be an obvious signal for the government to pay closer attention to this matter.
When Sabah state government is attentive to the youth unemployment issue, more job opportunities could be created, thereby empowering more than half of the youth population in the state.
Shared burden is an inseparable part of shared prosperity. Therefore, more needs to done for the rakyat through the implementation of "economics of empathy" in public policies.