KOTA KINABALU, July 6 — Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili today panned Umno deputy president’s proposal for a “new” Malaysia Agreement to...
KOTA KINABALU, July 6 — Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili today panned Umno deputy president’s proposal for a “new” Malaysia Agreement to replace the 1963 deal as “short-sighted” and “misguided’.
“Which means – no MA63, no Malaysia. Further, with the constitutional amendment unanimously passed by Parliament in December 2021, MA63 is now part of the Federal Constitution. “It is tantamount to breaking the bonds that bind and unite the Malaya Federation, North Borneo, and Sarawak in 1963. Thereby, returning us to our original status and restarting a new search again for our respective state identity,” Ongkili said.
“We must build for strength, peace, and solidarity. We must avoid playing with semantics and politics,” Ongkili warned.Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Art Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahmah Hamzah recently described Mohamad’s prsposal as a “crazy idea" that should not change in any way as it was fundamental to Malaysia’s founding.
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