Putrajaya shows sincerity

Major announcement: Anwar holding a press conference after the Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya. With him are Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Fadillah. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: In a move to show that the government is serious in committing to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), all government projects in Sabah and Sarawak below RM50mil will now be managed directly by the state governments themselves, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

They need not go through the Federal Government. The decision takes effect immediately and was decided by the Cabinet as many of the projects in Sabah and Sarawak were delayed due to the decisions having had to be made by the Federal Government.