S'wak keen to pursue tourism autonomy talks with Putrajaya


Sarawak Legislative Assembly. -Zulazhar Sheblee/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak is waiting for the Sabah government to finalise its stand on whether or not tourism should be included in the concurrent list in the Federal Constitution before negotiating further with Putrajaya on the matter.

State Deputy Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting said the Sarawak government was consistent in its stand that the Constitution should be amended to move tourism from the federal list to the concurrent list in the Ninth Schedule.

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