In-depth research on Dayak business community
The Borneo Post - Saturday, 31 May 2003
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KUCHING: The newly-formed Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has engaged an associate professor from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) to conduct a research on the Dayak business community.

Its president, Datuk Amar Leonard Linggi Jugah, said the research would take an in-depth overall look at Dayak businesses to uncover its weaknesses, strengths and potentials.

"This will give us a guideline so that we know how to help our members effectively," he told The Borneo Post yesterday, adding that the research was also in the interest of the university.

The research has begun and it should be completed by early next year.

Linggi believed that there had been other researches or studies in this field in the past but he felt that it would not be as specific as the one DCCI would be carrying out.

In the meantime, Linggi said the chamber would this year focus its efforts on "meeting as many people as possible to explain to them why we exist" since the chamber had only taken form in January this year.

He said DCCI, which presently has some 210 members, would like the country as a whole to know of its existence and objectives.

Linggi explained that the chamber hoped to bring the young business technocrats, especially those with special qualifications in a particular type of business, into its fold.

"This is why our membership is open to Dayaks who are in business or are professionals, anywhere in Malaysia," he said.

He said it was the younger professionals that could provide modern inputs that could ensure DCCI's relevance in an ever changing world.

Moreover, he personally felt that for a person of his age, it was important to have the input of the younger generation.

And if these young professionals j joined the chamber, Linggi said they could also expect to have the opportunity to participate in some businesses.