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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has committed to implementing the proposed redelineation of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly seats and ordered the Election Commission to submit an updated progress report, spokesman Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil announced.
Sabah is poised to acquire a 40 per cent stake in a major floating liquefied natural gas facility operated by Petronas, with an agreement expected within months. The deal reflects strengthened cooperation between state and federal authorities on resource management.
Sarawak has received a 3,655-hectare federal land parcel in Sibu under the Malaysia Agreement 1963. Premier Abang Johari announced plans to develop the site for housing, infrastructure, and agriculture, with RM1.5 million allocated for the initiative.
Sabah will press its claim for RM900 million in outstanding special grant funds at a Malaysia Agreement 1963 meeting this week, with state leaders confident the amount will be disbursed by year-end following an earlier RM600 million interim payment.
Nearly 68% of companies newly registered under Malaysia's expanded Subsidised Diesel Control System for jeeps and pickups are based in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, reflecting strong uptake in East Malaysia since the scheme's expansion on July 3.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's triumphalism over Barisan Nasional's Johor victory is forcing political recalibration across Negri Sembilan and East Malaysia, where leaders worry the Islamist party's growing influence threatens the moderate, multicultural governance model that underpins the federation.
The Higher Education Ministry is welcoming proposals for new academic programmes at Sabah's public universities, polytechnics and community colleges to enhance educational access and reduce the need for students to study in Peninsular Malaysia.
The federal government is engaged in negotiations with Sarawak to raise the state's special grant allocation under the Malaysia Agreement 1963, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed.
Labuan Airport suspended operations on July 2 after a suspected World War II-era bomb was discovered 200 metres from the runway on Royal Malaysian Air Force land. The discovery marks the second such incident in a week at the same location.
Police have arrested a 38-year-old suspect in Kota Kinabalu who fled after allegedly attacking another man with a parang in Lawas, inflicting serious injuries on the victim.