By DayakDaly Team KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26: A special committee has been proposed under the Technical Committee of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council (MTPMA63) to discuss increasing the number of parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak) Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said the proposal would be submitted to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, who…
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Malaysia has proposed a special committee to discuss increasing parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak under the Malaysia Agreement 1963. The government reported resolving 16 matters to date, while five outstanding issues, including oil royalties, await high-level decisions.
- A special committee under MTPMA63 will discuss increasing parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak.
- The government has resolved 16 matters under the Malaysia Agreement 1963, including federal financial obligations.
- Five unresolved issues, such as oil royalty payments, require decisions from a high-level committee of leaders.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26: A special committee has been proposed under the Technical Committee of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council (MTPMA63) to discuss increasing the number of parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak) Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said the proposal would be submitted to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, who oversees legal affairs.
“As a Sabahan, I certainly want Sabah and Sarawak to have more seats. We need to increase the number of seats in keeping with the spirit of the Constitution under MA63, to ensure Sabah and Sarawak have adequate representation and that their voices are heard in this House,” he said when winding up debate on the Supply Bill 2027 for the ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.
