GPS rep wants Zaid Ibrahim arrested immediately under Sedition Act

KUCHING, Nov 27 2025: Stakan State Legislative Member (SLM) Hamzah Brahim has called for the immediate arrest of former law minister Zaid Ibrahim under the Sedition Act over his call for the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to be annulled and Sarawak and Sabah be made independent from Malaysia.

Hamzah Brahim: Why is Sedition Act is not used or implemented to arrest Zaid?

“There is no need to wait for tomorrow. Just arrest him today,” he said during the debate on the 2026 State Budget at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (SLA) today.

“I agree that what Zaid had voiced out is an offence under the Sedition Act. But the power to arrest is in the hands of the federal government,” Hamzah stressed.

“We have the Sedition Act and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Act which are often shouted about by the federal government.

“Why is it that it is not used or implemented to arrest Zaid?” Hamzah asked.

He said if Zaid could talk about Sarawak and Sabah pulling out of Malaysia, it is considered as a crime.

“If this kind of crime is allowed today, what difference is there when we commit robbery the next day?

“What difference is there if we steal other people’s property?

“We need to stop kind of this incitement,” he said.

Hamzah also called on the state government to block Zaid from entering Sarawak.

He noted that recently, there was a stir on social media when Zaid recklessly described Sarawak and Sabah as a burden left behind by the British to Malaya.

Hamzah said in a podcast, Zaid also said that it would be better if the MA63 were annulled and Sarawak and Sabah were made independent from Malaysia.

He said he is confident that all the GPS SLMs strongly condemned the remarks by Zaid for being ignorant of history and dangerous to the state-federal relationship.

“I don’t understand why a former law minister and a practising lawyer, does not understand a law when an agreement was signed.

“His comments do not make sense. Is he, when he was a law minister, was of the view that Malaysia did not exist because he did not agree to MA63 which  formed the basis for the formation of Malaysia?

“If we want to talk that we are a burden, I also don’t understand. We have contributed  a lot to the federal government, hundreds of billions from oil and gas revenue given to the federal government.

“Despite all this, he still said we are a burden. I do not know what to say  or how to explain all this.

“We contribute billions to the federal government, yet we are told we are a burden.

“It is this burden that has given much financial contribution to the development in Malaya until they have good roads, KLCC highrise building. I don’t understand about all this,” Hamzah said, shaking his head.

Hamzah said Zaid’s comments were a form of sentiment that could incite Malayans, who do not understand MA63, against Sarawak and Sabah.

“When they don’t understand, they can easily be manipulated.

“This sentiment incites the Malayans to hate Sarawak in a situation that they don’t understand what  MA63 is all about,” he said, adding that they thought that Sarawak is taking advantage of the federal government.

“The fact is we don’t take advantage but we talk about is that we demand not more not less of our rights and interests in accordance with the agreement,” Hamzah said.

Daro rep wants relevant authoritues to take firm action against Zaid Ibahim

KUCHING, Nov 27 2025: Daro State Legislative Member (SLM) Safiee Ahmad has urged the relevant authorities to take firm action against former law minister Zaid Ibrahim “because it is clear that he had incited dissatisfaction and created enmity among the regions.”

Safiee Ahmad: Does he (Zaid) not realise that Malaysia existed and born out of MA63? 

He said the authorities should not allow people like Zaid to become termites which will destroy harmony that has been built by Malaysians all these years.

He noted that the former law minister has labelled Sarawak and Sabah as burden in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

“He (Zaid) was also of the view that MA63 should be withdrawn and that the federal government should not respect the agreement,” Safiee said during the debate on the 2026 State Budget at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (SLA).

“It seems that whether this person does not want to understand or simply  being ignorant on the history of the formation of Malaysia, especially what are enshrined in MA63 and Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report or simply being overcome by jealousy and hatred at the fast development taking in Sarawak that has prompted his heart and soul to be blinded.”

“Does he not realise that Malaysia existed and born out of MA63?” Safiee asked.

He said it is shocking that Zaid, being an educated man and veteran lawyer, could make such an irresponsible and dangerous claims.

Zaid, in a viral video, had labelled Sarawak and Sabah as a burden and called for the cancellation of the MA63.

(UPDATED): Health services is human rights, UTS entrusted to lead in conducting feasibility study on setting up of medical faculty

KUCHING, Nov 27 2025: A health services is a matter of human rights  for the people of Sarawak and as such the state government has proposed the setting up of a feasibility study group to be led by University Technology Sarawak (UTS), Dr Annuar Rapaee told the Sarawak Legislative Assembly today.

Dr Annuar Rapaee: “Why do we need this feasibility study?  

The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development said UTS has been assigned to lead conducting the research to be completed within six months on the requirements for the state government to set up a medical faculty at state-owned higher institutions.

“It is very important for us to do the feasibility study. It is one of the requirements for us whether to be given a licence to operate the medical school.

“Why do we need this feasibility study?

“Firstly, it is to assess the demands of the undergraduates medical school, and I don’t think this is any issue at the moment.

“Secondly, it is to evaluate the capacity of the institutions in terms of human power and infrastructures,” Dr Annuar said.

He said it is also to determine and evaluate whether in terms of the regulations and the procedure from the Higher Education Ministry as well as the Malaysian Medical Council and Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

“It is also to determine the  financial capabilities. This is very important in terms of the capital costs as well as the recurrent costs, and to propose the financing plan,” he said.

He also said it is to make sure there is a properly assessment on the risks involved which might happen and how to mitigate the risks.

He said the feasibility study will also recommend a roadmap in terms of the implementation,higher education and the student intakes.

On the special medical scheme  at the Medical Faculty of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas),Dr Annuar said the state government is making all efforts to ensure that more Sarawakian students will become doctors.

“That is why, through the Sarawak Foundation, the special scheme was set up since 2018.

Since then 290 medical students have benefited from the scheme,” he said.

He said the state government has spent a staggering amount of about RM110 million on these medical students since 2018.

He added that Sarawak has a shortage of 1,871 medical officers and 246 specialists.

He said the state is also having a shortage of 2,300 nurses.

Speaking to reporters later, he said the state government is determined on establishing its own state-owned medical school.

He said the feasibility study group led by UTS is required for the state’s licence application and has already been approved at the UTS Senate level.

“The Senate has approved the feasibility study group to look into all the requirements needed for the licence.

“They asked to be given six months,” he said at a press conference, adding that the study will start in January and to submit both an interim and full report by June 2026.

He said Sarawak can no longer rely solely on federal intake systems, noting that competition for medical seats is high and limits opportunities for local students.

“The question of whether we should have a medical school is no longer a question. We have to have our own,” he said.

He added that a state-owned medical school will help retain Sarawakian graduates who are more likely to serve locally, especially as 54 per cent of doctors posted to Sarawak this year did not report for duty.

“Hopefully, our own Sarawak students will study in our own medical school and later serve our people,” he said.