KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Unity Government will try its best to study every letter received following the visit of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah to Sabah and Sarawak recently.
Anwar said, the details of the letter will be discussed with Sarawak’s Premier Abang Johari Openg and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor for further actions.
The Prime Minister added, His Majesty Al-Sultan Abdullah was impressed and “touched” by the love that the people in Sabah and Sarawak had shown to him during his visit and tour to these two states recently.
The people greeted him in colourful traditional dresses according to the ethnic groups to show their love and respect to the King.
According to the Tambun Member of Parliament, Sabah and Sarawak do not look like what they were in 1963 but have become the strongest locations for downstream hydrogen industries in ASEAN region.
“Today the Cabinet Ministers of the Unity Government had been briefed by Premier Abang Johari on the green technology and the downstream industries while Sarawak is now the most advanced state in Malaysia for its electric vehicles (EV) technology.
“In conjunction with the celebration of the 60th Malaysia Day today, we try to solve problems in the best possible ways in line with the reformation spirit,” Anwar said in his speech in conjunction with celebrating Malaysia Day held at the Unity Stadium, Kuching Sarawak this evening (Saturday).
Both Sabah and Sarawak had become part of the establishment of Malaysian Federation on 16th September 1963 that was 60 years ago. The two states had been together regardless of ethnic group and leadership but for the sake of the beloved country.
Anwar also highlighted that Malaysia Agreement (MA63) that is related to the two states is not to be negotiated but to implement almost all what have been signed.
Anwar said, as a new generation in the Unity Government, they are determined to implement what have been agreed upon and makes Malaysia into a strong and renowned country.
The MA63 is a document signed by “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. It had been signed on 9th July 1963 in London and registered at the United Nations secretariat on 21st September 1970 by UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with reference number 10760.
Anwar said, as a new generation in the Unity Government, they are determined to implement what have been agreed upon and makes Malaysia into a strong and renowned country.
On another development, Anwar said following Jakarta’s plan to build the capital city of Nusantara in Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Unity Government has approved an addition of more than RM1 billion for the developmental projects in Sabah and Sarawak at the border.
He also mentioned that the Unity Government will put a stop to the hard core poor families that exist in Malaysia as announced when tabling the 12th Malaysia Plan (MP) Mid-Term Review at the Dewan Rakyat recently.
“We will help them to get out from being permanently poor and this move includes the poor people in Sabah and Sarawak,” Anwar said. –Malaysia World News
