PM asked to discuss ‘wilayah’ status in Parliament
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) said today (April 13) Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak needed to have a round table discussion on any changes to the status of Sarawak and Sabah. It said the round table discussion was required to reach consensus and execute a Tripartite Agreement with agreed terms to amend Malaysia Act, 1963, Annex […]
MA63 Special Council to meet next week
KUCHING: The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Special Council will meet next week to discuss the proposed amendment to Article 160(2) of the Federal Constitution. Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chief whip Datuk Sri Fadillah Yusof said the interpretation of ‘federation’ reflected that the constitution based on MA63 referred to Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners in […]
Psychologically ‘region’ is better than ‘state’
KUCHING: Calling Sarawak a ‘wilayah’ (region) is an admission by the federal government that Sarawak is not just one of the states in Malaysia. It means that Sarawak is starting to have equal status as Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. “Calling Sarawak a region and not a state is great. […]
Special panel on citizenship revived
KUCHING: The Special Committee on Citizenship (SCC) established under Article 15A of the Federal Constitution has been revived to facilitate citizenship applications in Sarawak. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah disclosed that the special committee will have its first meeting on Apr 20. “The special committee was established […]
Sarawak to pursue constitutional amendment
KUCHING: Sarawak will pursue the amendment to Article 160(2) of the Federal Constitution on the interpretation of the phrase ‘Federation’ which should refer to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the law should be amended since the interpretation of the phrase ‘Federation’ refers to the federation established […]
No need to raise fear over Sabah, Sarawak’s rights
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no need to raise fear on matters related to freedom of religion, authority over land and upholding of Sabah and Sarawak’s native customs and traditions, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs), Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said this was because the rights would continue to […]
Government cannot impose travel ban for Batu Sapi by-election
KUALA LUMPUR: The government cannot restrict anyone from travelling inter-district or interstate to vote in the Batu Sapi by-election, scheduled to be held next month, says Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the right to vote was guaranteed in the Federal Constitution and all individuals must be able to cast […]
Between ‘Prerogative and Advice’
KUALA LUMPUR: Lately, Article 40 and Article 150 of the Federal Constitution became hot topics of debate after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah rejected the request of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to declare a state of emergency in the country. Various justifications and comments were made by parties […]
Refer to constitution before commenting on emergency
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa advised Port Dickson Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to refer to the federal constitution before issuing a statement on speculations that the government would declare a state of emergency yesterday. Annuar, who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general, said the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) […]
Lawyer condemns seditious remark
MIRI: A senior lawyer here, Datuk Lawrence Lai has condemned the baseless seditious statement by Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Nik Salleh, in alleging that the Christian Bible was “distorted or changed (dipesong ataupun diubah)” when debating amendments to increase penalty for drink driving in Parliament on Wednesday. “I strongly condemn the baseless seditious […]
