PUTRAJAYA (Sept 7): Transformation of the government and Parliament systems as well as examining the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) will be top priorities of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department’s (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar during his first 100 days in office. The minister said he discussed the matter with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday and the premier had principally agreed for these transformation plans to be looked into. On Parliament, Wan Junaidi said he also met with both Senate President Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun last week to discuss the transformation of Parliament. The transformation will focus on two main areas, namely to reintroduce the Parliamentary Services Act, which will be more comprehensive to give independence to Parliament, and the proposal to create a new Act of Parliament to replace the Houses of Parliament Privilege and Powers Act 1952 (Revised 1988), he said. On his commitment towards MA63 in an effort to reinstate the rights of the people in Sabah and Sarawak as agreed under the MA63, Wan Junaidi said: “The MA63 is an issue that is close to my heart and this will be one of my priorities.”Admitting that he had already met with the Sarawak Attorney-General and communicated with the Sabah Attorney-General regarding the matter, Wan Junaidi said he will look into the common ground between Sarawak and Sabah to approach for the solution.

Source: The Edge Markets September 07, 2021 10:07 UTC