Masing's proposal is absurd and Najib's sincerity will be tested whether he will support Sarawak's motion on MA63

By Baru Bian,

Sarawak PKR chaiman

I was taken aback by the statement of PRS president and Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing explaining his reasons for wishing to keep the discussions on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) within four walls and excluding any participation from the opposition.

 

This coming DUN sitting, there will be unanimous support for a motion to reclaim our status as an equal partner in the Federation of Malaysia. Whether Parliament will reverse the 1976 amendment of Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution will be an indication of Najib’s sincerity.-Baru Bian

No need to discuss Malaysia Agreement anymore, says Reform president

KUCHING, Nov 13, 2016 - Sarawak Reform Party (Reform) says that there is no necessity for further discussion as all the terms, conditions, safeguards and assurances had already been set in concrete by the Inter-Governmental Committee Report (IGC) of Feb 27, 1963 and Malaysia Agreement signed on July 9, 1963.

 Malaysia Agreement and IGC Report have already outlined the terms, safeguards and conditions for Sarawak to form the Federation of Malaysia with Malaya, Sabah and Singapore

Malaysians can learn from Trump's unexpected win by voting Barisan out from power

By  P Ramakrishnan,

Aliran executive committee

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were not the best of candidates. Neither inspired the nation and neither fared as predicted. 

 The Americans are fed-up with the establishment by voting for Donald Trump as their President

REFORM tells DAP to apologise for not speaking out against relegating Sarawak's status to a state

 By SimonPeter

KUCHING, Nov 10, 2016 - Sarawak Reform Party commends the Sarawak government on their resolution to move in Dewan Undangan Negeri  to reject the 1976 amendment which relegated Sarawak to one of 13 states, as Sarawak is rightfully one of three territories of the Federation of Malaysia. 

 REFORM president Lina Soo showing the relevant provisions of the Malaysia Agreement 1963

The Brunei Times to cease operation and publication on Nov 8, 2016

MIRI, Nov 7, 2016 - The Brunei Times, one of the two English dailies in the sultanate, will cease its operation and publication from tomorrow, citing business issues and challenges from the alternative media as the reasons.