Sabah to administer islands

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PETALING JAYA: Sabah will be granted administrative powers over Pulau Sipadan and Ligitan, specifically relating to tourism, under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

The management of the islands was taken over by the National Security Council following the kidnapping of 21 people by the Abu Sayyaf terror group in 2000.

The remaining 14 issues submitted by Sabah and Sarawak to a Special Cabinet Committee would require further discussion, it stated. The remaining three agreements reached were to give the two states authority over manpower, agriculture and forestry.“This negotiation is in line with Janji 40 contained in Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto,” the statement read.

On overseeing electricity and gas, it said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry had agreed to hand over authority to oversee the distribution in Sarawak under the Sarawak Gas Distribution Ordinance 2016. Although Pakatan pledged to honour the full rights of the two states, the Dewan Rakyat in April failed to meet the necessary two-thirds majority required to restore Sabah and Sarawak to its original status under MA63, which saw only 138 out of 222 lawmakers supporting the move.

 

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