MA63: One-third of Parliament seats for Sabah, S'wak still being discussed, says Fadillah


KUALA LUMPUR: Returning the one-third seat composition in the Dewan Rakyat for Sabah and Sarawak as stipulated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) is still in the discussion stage, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pic).

However, the Deputy Prime Minister said the matter will take two to three years to complete as it needed to go through many stages including three main committees, namely the MA63 Steering Committee; MA63 Technical Committee and MA63 Implementation Action Council, as well as involve various parties.

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