Fully committed: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) addressing a press conference after chairing the MTPMA63 meeting in Kuching in 2023. With him from left are Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof and then Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star
FOR Sabah and Sarawak, the promises of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) are not abstract legal clauses but lived realities. They touch on whether rural schools have enough teachers, whether hospitals can retain doctors, and whether the wealth of natural resources offshore translates into lasting prosperity.
