Govt to amend critical legal provisions in MA63 - Wan Junaidi

The government, with assistance from the Attorney-General’s Chambers, will be looking at amending several critical legal provisions in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to reinstate the rights of the people in Sabah and Sarawak as per the agreement upon the formation of Malaysia.

De facto Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (above) said this is one of his ministry’s top priorities and targets to complete the process to table the bills in Parliament on the matter within his 100 days key performance index (KPI).

“We have already laid out a comprehensive execution plan for this and according to our timeline, we are on schedule. We are optimistic of being able...