Parliament representation must be balanced to protect rights of Borneo states, says Abang Jo


KUCHING: The composition of Parliament must be balanced between Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah to ensure that the rights of both Borneo states are safeguarded, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

The Sarawak Premier said the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Special Council recently discussed increasing the number of parliamentary seats for Sarawak and Sabah to 35% of all seats in Parliament.

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