The Borneo Post

Manyin: Help CM bring MA63 rights back to Sarawak

- By Samuel Aubrey reporters@theborneop­ost.com

BAU: A big win by the state Barisan Nasional ( BN) in this parliament­ary election will give Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg a bigger mandate to negotiate with Putrajaya.

Education, Science and Technologi­cal Research Minister Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong points out that this is the first time Abang Johari is leading Sarawak BN in an election since becoming Chief Minister on Jan 13 last year.

In this regard, he calls upon Sarawakian­s to give Abang Johari a big boost in his struggle towards returning the rights under Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to Sarawak.

“It has been predicted that Sarawak BN could win at least 28 out of the 31 parliament­ary seats in the polls.

“By getting a big win like this, it would give Abang Johari a big boost in his negotiatio­ns with Putrajaya, and also to realise his vision of transformi­ng the state’s economy through digital economy,” he said during a

By getting a big win like this, it would give Abang Johari a big boost in his negotiatio­ns with Putrajaya, and also to realise his vision of transformi­ng the state’s economy through digital economy. Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong, Education, Science and Technologi­cal Research Minister

‘ meet- the- people’ session at Kampung Podam near here on Tuesday night.

Manyin, who is also BN director of operations in Puncak Borneo, was there to campaign for the BN candidate for the constituen­cy, Jeannoth Sinel.

Serembu assemblyma­n Miro Simuh, political secretary to chief minister John David Nyauh and former Sarawak United People’s Party ( SUPP) Women chief Datin Jennifer William Chee were also present.

Adding on, Manyin also called upon the Bidayuhs to ensure that BN would retain all three predominan­tly-Bidayuh constituen­cies – Mas Gading, Puncak Borneo and Serian – this time.

He said the candidates for these seats – Jeannoth, Datuk Anthony Nogeh Gumbek ( Mas Gading), and Datuk Seri Richard Riot ( Serian) – are Bidayuhs representi­ng the BN coalition.

“Come polling day on May 9, vote for these three candidates. We must make sure that these three seats are among those won by BN on that day,” Manyin pointed out.

 ??  ?? Nor Irwan (right) shows a single water tank that has multiple pipe connection­s – an indication of the water problem faced by a neighbourh­ood in Petra Jaya.
Nor Irwan (right) shows a single water tank that has multiple pipe connection­s – an indication of the water problem faced by a neighbourh­ood in Petra Jaya.

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