{"id":14279,"date":"2022-07-11T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T03:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14279"},"modified":"2022-07-11T11:19:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T03:19:34","slug":"new-malaysia-agreement-should-not-even-be-mentioned-abang-johari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14279","title":{"rendered":"New Malaysia Agreement should not even be mentioned – Abang Johari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUCHING, July 11<\/strong> — The suggestion made by Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan about a proposed New Malaysia Agreement should not even be mentioned, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the Malaysia Agreement 1963 that was agreed upon by the country\u2019s forefathers was fundamental to the establishment of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat Tok Mat (Mohamad) proposed should not even be brought up. What we want is the implementation of the conditions enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63)\u00a0and the results of the\u00a0Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) report,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking to the media after the presentation of sacrificial meat in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidiladha\u00a0in\u00a0Gedong, around 90 kilometres from here, he said that most of the conditions in MA63 have been eroded and negotiations are being conducted between the federal government, Sabah and Sarawak to restore the conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t need to make a new agreement. If it\u2019s a new agreement, it means you invalidate the old agreement. If you invalidate the old agreement, then the formation of Malaysia would be questioned,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamad had voiced a suggestion that Sabah BN propose a New Malaysia Agreement as a more concrete way forward to realising the rights and demands of the state in MA63 during his speech at the Sabah BN convention on July 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abang Johari also said the current MA63 negotiations with the federal government also involved special allocations to Sarawak as enshrined in Article 112D of the Federal Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, Sarawak wants the special allocation to be distributed according to a formula with the best percentage of revenue generated by the state to be returned to Sarawak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said negotiations for a Sarawak government representative in the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) as stipulated in the IGC report was also a good development based on the latest feedback he received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow they (IRB) have requested a name to represent Sarawak. This means we know how much our revenue is. We can know what is the right amount that you (Federal) can give to us,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the Sarawak government did not intend to pressure the federal government and wants the MA63 negotiations to produce a win-win situation for all sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the financial situation of the federal (government) isn\u2019t too good, we can\u2019t pressure them as well. But based on the formula (suggested by Sarawak), it\u2019s easy(to reach a consensus),\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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