Parliamentary reforms must include higher representation from Sabah and Sarawak, says Madius


KOTA KINABALU: Parliamentary reforms must include the Sabah and Sarawak perspective for the need to increase the representation of MPs and Senators from the two states in the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara, says the Wisdom Foundation.

The Sabah-based think tank's chairman Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau said it was now crucial for the two states to have a greater voice of elected representatives and Senators in the houses.

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