KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) should be seen as part of a “Waad Nasional” or national promise and a national responsibility that must receive a national response, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today in his Budget 2027 speech.
Referring to the agreement which was signed between the founding partners of Malaysia, Anwar said that 12 items under MA63 have been finalised so far, and also listed other measures and allocations that the federal government has been channelling to Sabah and Sarawak.
Anwar said the federal government has agreed to increase Public Service Department (JPA) scholarship offers to Sabah and Sarawak’s students.
“This means 4,200 Sabahans and Sarawakians will get the opportunity to further their studies every year,” he said in the Dewan Rakyat.
