PH Sarawak manifesto promises ‘many benefits’ to Sarawakians

SIBU: Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak has released its ‘Manifesto Part II’.

The eight-page document, themed ‘A New Deal for Sarawak’, promises lots of benefits to Sarawakians should the PH win in the 14th general election (GE14).

In reading out the manifesto yesterday, PH Sarawak secretary Ling Sie Kiong said the ‘New Deal for Sarawak’ outlined the path towards the transformation of Sarawak.

He said PH agenda, first and foremost, would be to address and dismantle the two fundamental pillars that BN had continued to employ in deceiving Sarawakians and sustaining its grip over Sarawak – the stripping of territorial integrity and the abrogation of powers.

“In this regard, we propose two restorative pillars to heal the festering wounds of 55 years in Malaysia; that is, the restoration of territorial integrity and the devolution of powers,” he said at the inaugural PH Convention here yesterday.

The devolution of powers would cover areas including trade and commerce, fiscal decentralisation (taxation and public revenues), ‘Borneonisation’ of the civil service and a competent Sarawak, sports, education, health, social security, civil infrastructure development, natural resources (oil and gas) and tourism.

On education, Ling said PH would uphold the National Education Policy.