Fadillah the right person to oversee Sabah and Sarawak affairs, says minister


State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah speaking to reporters in Kuching on Wednesday (Dec 13). - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof is the right person to take charge of Bornean state affairs, says a Sarawak minister.

State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said discussions with the Federal Government on restoring Sarawak's rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 were mostly chaired by Fadillah.

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