The Madani government (current government of Malaysia) has successfully resolved nine claims related to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), to date, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also the Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, said the resolution included the recognition of the Public Works Department (JKR) and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) of Sabah and Sarawak as Technical Departments under Treasury Instruction 182 (AP182). He said the resolution also involved amending the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) Act 1995 to appoint representatives of the Sabah and Sarawak state governments as permanent members of IRB. “Other matters resolved were the handover of power to regulate gas supply in Sabah; the administration of the judiciary in Sabah and Sarawak as well as the preparation of special guidelines for the resumption of land reserved for federal purposes in Sabah and Sarawak,” he said in a statement, here today. Earlier, Fadillah chaired the first Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council Technical Meeting (JKTMTPM63) for the year 2025 at the Prime Minister’s Department, Putrajaya. Explaining further, Fadillah said the Madani government had also completed the transfer of electricity regulatory powers to the Sabah state government as well as the proposed amendment to Article 95B of the Federal Constitution regarding the modification for Sabah and Sarawak regarding the division of legislative powers. (ICE KUALA LUMPUR)

Fonte notizia: 19 marzo 2025, Kuala Lumpur