Accord Sarawak fair treatment, Putrajaya urged
KUCHING: Sarawak must be treated as a region rather than just a state and allocations for development must be given to it accordingly and fairly, said Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) vice-president Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. He concurred with Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg that the federal government must emphasise the development of […]
Sarawak will benefit if recognised as ‘wilayah’
KUCHING: Whether Sarawak will be called a wilayah (region) depends on the legal experts and the outcome of the negotiations on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development pointed out that at the political level, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had […]
Any term used must benefit state
KUCHING: Any term used must give advantages to Sarawak, especially in claiming the rights as stated in Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. The Pantai Damai assemblyman pointed out that the term change is still at the negotiation stage, but any decision made must […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bursa Malaysia one of the top performing bourses in the region last year
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia continued to be among the top performing bourses in the region with 2.4 per cent growth in 2020, according to chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. He said a large foreign outflow of RM24.6 billion recorded in 2020 was well absorbed by domestic retail and institutional investors. “In fact, we saw […]
