Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has given his commitment to issues raised in Sabah and Sarawak, including the total number of representatives of the two regions in Parliament.

He said this was among the issues raised in a meeting of the Special Council on the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MKMA63), which he chaired yesterday.

According to his Facebook post today, the meeting was also attended by Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg, Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor, federal ministers as well as leaders of Sabah and Sarawak.

Yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Maximus Ongkili who was also present in the meeting was reported as saying that the meeting endorsed the move of restoring 35 percent of the 222 parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak.

The endorsement would enable Sabah and Sarawak to have 78 of the 222 seats.

Besides that, Ismail Sabri said other matters raised in the meeting included the economy and health matters in the two Borneo regions.

In this regard, he gave his commitment to developing the two regions in Budget 2023, which will be tabled on Oct 7.

“Insya Allah, all issues raised by the Borneo regions will receive attention in line with the spirit of Keluarga Malaysia,” he said.

- Bernama

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