By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Mar 2: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan recently chaired the Pre-Council Meeting for the Technical Committee of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council (MTPMA63) No. 1 of 2026, ensuring that all technical and legal matters on MA63 implementation were thoroughly examined ahead of the main council session at Parliament.
According to the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas), the meeting served as a preparatory step before the MTPMA63 session at Parliament, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof and brought together State ministers, senior legal officers and key officials to coordinate Sarawak’s position and safeguard the State’s rights and interests at the federal level.
The session provided a crucial platform to review each issue in detail, ensuring that decisions and negotiations at the MTPMA63 level are conducted in an organised, factual, and legally grounded manner.
“Sarawak remains committed to presenting a unified stance and protecting the state’s interests in discussions with the federal government,” Awang Tengah said.
By scrutinising technical and legal aspects ahead of the federal meeting, the Sarawak Government aims to strengthen its negotiating position and ensure that the outcomes of MA63 implementation benefit the State and its people.
Also present were Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (MTCP) Sarawak Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development (MEITD) Sarawak Dato Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn, Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63, and State-Federal Relations), Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali, Sarawak Attorney-General Datu Saferi Ali, Deputy Sarawak Secretary for Economic Planning and Development Dato Sri Dr Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel and other key department heads. — DayakDaily
