KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the salary of Sabah civil servants will be raised gradually to help prevent corruption when the state government’s coffers have improved.

Shafie explained this is one of the future steps planned in addition with the state government’s past initiatives such as export ban on round logs to prevent financial leakages and replacement of the Sabah Central Board with the State Planning Council to expedite the approval of property development plans in Sabah.