Equitable Dewan Rakyat numbers for Bornean states will sort out governance issues, says lawyer


KOTA KINABALU: Reinstating one-third of parliamentary representation each for Sabah and Sarawak is the only way to address disparities in governance, says senior lawyer Datuk Roger Chin.

The former Sabah Law Society president said equitable representation for Sabah, Sarawak and Malaya was promised under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and was pivotal in the formation of Malaysia.

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