Sabah calls for return to 1963 ratio

Founding principle: Originally, the Federation of Malaysia had a split of 65% seats in favour of Peninsular Malaysia, with 35% given to Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.

Leaders want Borneo to get 35% of parliamentary seats

KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s pledge to boost Borneo representation in Parliament has drawn cautious optimism in Sabah.