Sabah, Sarawak now known as regions, no longer states, says Zahid

Published on 13 Jan 2023 5:01:02 PM

Sabah and Sarawak have been accorded the status of region and are no longer regarded as states within Malaysia, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Rural and Regional Development Minister, said that on Friday (Jan 13), adding that the relocation of the Indonesian capital to East Kalimantan made the Sabah and Sarawak regions more strategic, to be developed as new growth areas.

The president of Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman also said that the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) needs to be implemented immediately.

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