Abang Jo: Restoring 35% of parliamentary seats will safeguard our rights


KUCHING: The restoration of 35% of parliamentary seats to Sarawak and Sabah will ensure that the rights of both states are safeguarded in Parliament, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

The Sarawak Premier said recent discussions by the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Special Council on the matter were aimed at restoring the balance of Parliament’s composition among Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah.

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