A former MP’s tell-all on the day Parliament downgraded Sarawak to a state
Former Bintulu MP Ting Ling Kiew speaks to reporters, explaining why he opposed the downgrading of Sarawak’s status to among the 13 states in Malaysia, in Kuching March 31, 2019. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
“Malaysia is a big cake and Sarawak shares one-third of it. After the passing of the Bill, Sarawak would have to share the cake with 12 other states. He believed that Moggie, who was overseas on ministerial duties, would have voted for the amendments if he were in Parliament when the Bill was put to vote.
“I called him and we had a long talk over phone. I asked him if SNAP was going to expel me or not. He replied it all depends. For him personally, he would not have me expelled, but the party would have to take action if the Barisan Nasional put pressure on him.On his meeting with Ong, Ting said it was to consult him after reading through the provisions of the Bill.
“I told him I was not going to support it because we needed time to thoroughly study the provisions and the implications it would have on Sarawak.
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