Acknowledge S'wak as a founding partner of Malaysia at all times, says Abang Jo

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Sarawak must be recognised as one of the nation's founding partners in accordance with the Malaysia Agreement 1963, said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg in his speech at the state-level Malaysia Day celebration on Monday (Sept 16).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/wrWlI  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Sarawak celebrated Malaysia Day on Monday to remember that the state had formed Malaysia

00:07together with other regions as a sovereign state with its own constitution.

00:14Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said in his speech that was read out by Deputy

00:19Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uga Embas that Sarawak must be recognised as one of the nation's

00:25founding partners in accordance with the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

00:30He said Sarawak has its own political system and administration, with its boundaries and

00:36population.

00:37He said Sarawak cannot be reduced to a status that is less than a founding partner of Malaysia.

00:43He said such was the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 when the past leaders negotiated

00:49with other independence figures and the British to form Malaysia.

00:54He said 11 issues under the agreement were resolved in a special meeting chaired by Prime

00:59Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim in Kota Kinabalu last week, but some matters required further

01:06discussions.

01:07The event saw a turnout of some 3,000 guests from various communities in Sarawak.

01:13The young Dipertua Negeri Tun Dr. Wan Junaidi, Tuanku Jafar and his wife Topuan Mohamad Sanusi

01:19were the guests of honour.

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