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 […]
Bigger news on the way for Sarawakians
KUCHING: Bigger news await Sarawakians as the term ‘wilayah’ (region) marks only the first step for Sarawak in its struggle to demand for rights enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Senior Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said under the MA63, the Borneo states namely Sarawak and Sabah (formerly known as North Borneo) […]
No issue with ‘wilayah’ recognition
KUCHING: Sarawak is taking no issue with it being recognised as ‘wilayah’ (region), said Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring Assistant Minister Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She said the term ‘wilayah’ is ‘bertepatan’ (fitting) what is stated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). “The term is used to describe Sarawak as a geopolitical […]
Legal experts to determine word to label Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will leave it to the legal experts to determine the actual term to be used for Sarawak, be it ‘wilayah’ (region) or state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the prime minister came to Sarawak during his official working visit recently and mentioned that Sarawak is unlike other […]
Don’t confuse ‘wilayah’ with ‘wilayah persekutuan’
KUCHING: Don’t confuse the word ‘wilayah’ (region) with that of ‘wilayah persekutuan’ (federal territory), said Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, a lawyer by profession, pointed out that certain quarters were confused by the words. “I know a certain politician argued that using the term “wilayah” might reduce Sarawak’s position […]
Aspirasi: Sarawak not ‘wilayah’ but ‘negara’
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) has asserted that Sarawak is not a “wilayah” (region) but a “negara” (nation), albeit a non-sovereign nation. Its president Lina Soo, responding to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s remark that Sarawak was a region, said “wilayah” is an Arabic word meaning to govern and under the Caliphate, “wilayah” […]
Bawang Assan SUPP chairman takes Baru to task
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau has hit out at Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) Selangau MP Baru Bian for questioning the significance of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin declaring Sarawak as a “wilayah” (region). He said both “state” and “territory” were used in the Constitution, and one thing […]
PH MPs will support Constitution Amendment Bill
KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak has urged Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to immediately convene Parliament to table the Constitution Amendment Bill to restore Sarawak and Sabah status according to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). PH Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen pointed out that the Federal Constitution must be amended to restore the ‘territory’ […]
Stable federal government crucial for continuous develpoment
KUCHING: The country needs a stable federal government to ensure continuous development, said Gerald Rentab Jabu. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth chief said the recent visit by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reinforced the federal government’s commitment to amend the Federal Constitution to incorporate the spirit of Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). “Chief […]
Dr Sim takes note of Muhyiddin’s ‘wilayah’ remark
KUCHING: The Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s recent reference to Sarawak as a ‘wilayah’ (region) instead of ‘negeri’ (state) marked a significant step towards the state’s objective of achieving its constitutional status as one of the three regions of Malaysia as stated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). In taking note of this, Sarawak […]
