KUCHING, Sept. 5 -- The United Kingdom (UK) is seeking to strengthen its presence in Sarawak as part of a broader strategic partner with Malaysia, focusing on sectors such as semiconductors, renewable energy and human capital development.

British High Commissioner to Malaysia Ajay Sharma said the partnership, agreed between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his British counterpart in January this year, aims to deepen cooperation nationwide, with Sarawak identified as a key focus.

"One of the things they agreed on was that we should have a strategic partnership between Malaysia and the UK.

"We want to strengthen and deepen our cooperation across a number of areas, and that includes Sarawak," Sharma told The Borneo Post in an i...