Sarawak should set royalty rates as 'oil is ours', says Nancy Shukri

Kamles Kumar Kamles Kumar Updated 7 years ago · Published on 29 Aug 2018 6:52PM · 6 Comments

Nancy Shukri says Sarawakians want the Pakatan Harapan government to honour the Malaysia Agreement 1963, as they feel they have been short-changed. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 29, 2018.

SARAWAKIANS have every right to demand petrol rights as the majority of the fossil fuel is produced in East Malaysia, said Nancy Shukri today.

The former minister in the prime minister’s department said Sarawakians wanted the Pakatan Harapan government to honour the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), as they felt they had been short-changed.

“We have been enriching the West Malaysians. When we see Petronas Twin Towers, we wonder what happened to us.

“This is the reason why Sarawak is being aggressive and being protective of themselves.

“We should not be as backward as we are today. We should be getting a lot more,” Nancy told a forum titled A New Malaysia: The Way Ahead.

The PH government has already agreed to a 20% oil royalty for Sarawak, which local leaders dispute is not enough.   

“It is in our soil, we should be determining how much we give to the federal government. Not the other way around,” she said.

The Batang Sadong Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) MP added the state government was already in negotiations with Petronas to determine the oil royalty.

Separately, Nancy said Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) was formed to ensure the rights of Sarawakians were spoken for, while being friendly with their allies Barisan Nasional.

“When we were in BN, the boss was here, but now we are in GPS, and the boss is there (Sarawak). We are friendly but firm,” she said.

PKR lawmaker Fahmi Fadzil said he would make sure PH ratified the MA63 as he did not want the government to be seen as going back on another election promise.

PKR MP Fahmi Fadzil says the government must ratify the Malaysia Agreement 1963 as it cannot be seen to be going back on its word. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 29, 2018.

“It is a matter of principle for me that if something is signed, we have to honour it.

“I would like to see the agreement fulfilled. If not, what good is our word?” the Lembah Pantai MP asked.

The original PH offer was for 20% oil royalty, 50% of all federal taxes collected in the state, and autonomy in education and healthcare.

However, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office Abdullah Saidol said this offer was not discussed with the local leaders. – August 29, 2018.

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  • Why did Nancy and the Sarawak BN keep quiet since the 1970s? Under Taib until now they had been sucking up to UMNO while looting the state. How come at that time there was no demands to protect Sarawak state rights?This is utter hypocrisy from the GPS which is allied to the BN. Why should PH honour any promise since Sarawak is not in the hands of the PH? MA1963 can be looked at objectively. There is no rush. The PH has 5 years to decide on the Agreement and the amount of autonomy that Sarawak is entitled to under the Agreement and the Malaysia Act.

    Posted 7 years ago by Gerard Lourdesamy · Reply

  • hahaha

    Posted 7 years ago by Chean Ang Heng · Reply

  • Go on dancing with UMNO dogs, Nancy. You sure enjoyed yourself the last time with them. Why should you demand any oil royalty now?

    Posted 7 years ago by Jackal Way · Reply

  • WHY? WHY? WHY? Only now this @#$& Lancy making so much noise??? Unbelievable. No sense of shame. Only now she "loves" Sarawak?

    Posted 7 years ago by K T Cheek · Reply

  • now like a lion...when in power...a mouse...what a hypocrite.

    Posted 7 years ago by Jayachandran menon · Reply

  • Totally on the same page with you guys here. Not a single word came out of her when she was sleeping with UMNO

    Posted 7 years ago by ALAN THAM · Reply