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Four years on, still nothing concrete from Najib about MA63
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COMMENT | There are many reasons why Sarawakians miss the late Adenan Satem.

One of them is that the former chief minister was the first Sarawakian leader who told Putrajaya in no uncertain terms that the eroded rights of Sarawak under the Malaysia Agreement (MA63) must be reinstated.

This was in 2014, soon after Adenan became Sarawak’s fifth chief minister, succeeding Abdul Taib Mahmud.

It was the loudest and clearest statement ever from a Sarawak leader on MA63. No other BN leader before Adenan has ever broached the subject.

Many can recall Adenan (right in photo) happily saying then that Prime Minister Najib Razak had also agreed to start negotiations with Sarawak on MA63.

It has been four long years. And what do we see today? Nothing.

Isn’t four years a long time? Isn’t four years enough to produce some tangible results? Is Putrajaya serious about MA63 at all?

These are pertinent questions from many Sarawakians, which Putrajaya must answer or explain...

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