Bill to return Sabah, Sarawak to equal constitutional status to be tabled soon, says Ongkili


KOTA KINABALU: A Bill to return Sabah and Sarawak to a position of equal status with peninsula Malaysia in the Federal Constitution is expected to be tabled in the next Parliament sitting, says Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) said this Bill is, however, different from the one tabled during the Pakatan Harapan era in 2018.

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