Sarawak party accuses Putrajaya of insincerity in amendment bid
Soo said today she did not believe Putrajaya intended to restore Sarawak and Sabah to be on par with Peninsular Malaysia. ― Picture by Sulok Tawie
“The term should be referred to as Negara-Negara Borneo,” Soo argued, adding that the English version was correct and exactly as it appeared in the Malaysia Agreement 1963. “If we agree that Sarawak State is a Negeri, then we are equating Sarawak on par with Perlis. This is a trap as we will lock Sarawak in permanently as a Negeri, and not a Negara,” she said.
“This constitutional statement is the proof that indeed Sabah and Sarawak are two Negara upon the formation of the Federation of Malaysia,” said Soo.
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