KOTA KINABALU — The status of Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners in the nation will be restored under the New Malaysia and Pakatan Harapan federal government, said the Prime Minister. ADVERTISEMENTIn the past, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore, and the Federation of Malaya had agreed to form a bigger family called Malaysia, said Dr Mahathir. “The years that followed also changed the status of Sabah and Sarawak from equal partners to states within Malaysia. The move announced is part of Pakatan’s promise to restore lost rights under MA63, which Sabah, Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore entered into to form Malaysia. In 1976, the constitution was amended to downgrade Sabah and Sarawak as the 12th and 13th state of Malaysia instead of equal partners.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 17, 2018 05:23 UTC