00:00Former Law Minister Zayed Ibrahim said he was shocked by Sarawak Assemblyman Hamzah
00:06Brahim's claim that the state may sever ties with the unity government over disrespect
00:11allegedly shown by Petronas for Sarawak's state laws.
00:16The Assemblyman has spoken in the most startling and provocative way.
00:21We Malaysians are not accustomed to blackmail.
00:24We prefer to negotiate.
00:26On Thursday, Hamzah reportedly warned Putrajaya not to allow Petronas' pride and greed to
00:31contribute to the potential downfall of the Madani government.
00:35Zayed said negotiations between Petronas and the Sarawak government over the right to oil
00:40and gas resources in the state have raised a number of serious legal issues which need
00:45to be resolved.
00:46For this, cool heads and clever arguments must be there, not idle threats.
00:52The Sarawak Premier has been very vocal on the state's legal position recently.
00:57Now I think it's time to listen to ours as well.
01:02Petronas has recently been locked in talks as the Sarawak government seeks to make state-owned
01:06oil company Petros the sole gas aggregator in the state.
01:10Last month, Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Open claimed a deal had been concluded with Petronas.
01:16However, Petronas has disputed this, saying discussions were still ongoing.
01:21Natasha Biest, FMT News.
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