Anwar: Sarawak, Sabah should be treated as special states that are equal partners to Malaya

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, July 22, 2014: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has announced a 7-point plan for Sarawak and Sabah for implementation when Pakatan Rakyat comes to power at the federal level and in line with the true concept of federalism.

Baru: Sarawak's wealth used to develop Malaya

Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian's Sarawak Independence Day's speech on July 22, 2014

How many of us know, or were taught in school, that 51 years ago, on 22 July 1963, Sarawak became an independent sovereign state with a state Cabinet headed by the first Chief Minister Tan Sri Stephen Kalong Ningkan?

 

That on that historic day, the last British colonial governor handed over the administration of Sarawak back to Sarawakians?

 Baru (picture): Many Sarawakians are thinking whether it was a right decision for Sarawak to form the Federation of Malaysia with Malaya, Singapore and Sabah.