I'm no stooge: Bung defends New Malaysia Agreement call


KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin has defended the proposal for a new Malaysia Agreement by Barisan Nasional, saying Sabah leaders must be smart in claiming what is owed by Putrajaya to the state.

The Sabah Barisan chief stressed that he was not a "tali barut" (stooge) who wanted to deny efforts to realise the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) but was merely pointing out that state leaders must be shrewd in demanding Sabah rights to be fulfilled by the Federal Government.

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