MA63 panel should .include all govt parties: Dompok f.)t. (,Il-.J-oll ~ Larry Ralon ~:::::;;.-.o;:~i siti Malaya Law Professor Prof Emeritus to return to politics, the former Malaysia KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi, Sabah At­ Resident Ambassador to the Vatican, said The federal level torney-General Zaleha Rose Pandin and he had already retired. Steering Committee Sarawak Attorney-General Datuk Talat "Well, I am doing non-governmental set up to review and Mahmood Abdul Rashid. works that I like. As I have mentioned, I streamline the Liew also said the committee would am still the Chairman of the Montfort K Malaysia Agreement meet in about a month in Putrajaya to de­ Youth Training Centre's Board of Gover- h 1963 (MA63) should termine the direction on MA63 and that nors. We are doing well, we are now ex- ' li be enlarged to in­ among the issues that will be studied in­ panding into plantation course. And I K clude all heads of cluded oil royalty and development in think it will increase its activities. 1, parties in the Sabah and Sarawak state Sabah and Sarawak. "So, now we will be recruiting and N governments, said former Chief Minister "So, I think this will be very inclusive training youths to take some of the jobs in Tan Sri Bernard Dompok (pic). that will include so many issues very close the plantation sector, including jobs that M "We are talking about MA63 which was to the heart and minds of every Sabahan are still helmed by people from outside p' signed by Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak at and Sarawakian. Generally, we do not the State," said Dompok, who is also for­ ti that time (in 1963). I think all parties in want to go back on the historical aspect of mer President of United Pasokmomogun 21 the Government must be in there," he told the matter because some of the issues may Kadazandusun and Murut Organisation Pi reporters after presenting a lecture titled be agreed upon without much (Upko). , . P "The Kadazandusun in the New Malaysia", dispute ... go to the core of the matter Asked whether it is true as viralled in IT organised by Universiti Malaysia Sabah straightway, the implementation of .social media that he advised current party tl (UMS), here, Friday. MA63," said Liew. President Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tan­ He also said in the case of Sabah, the But Abang Johari later said there is a gau to hop over to Parti Warisan Sabah h State Government needed to take con­ need for balance in the number of repre­ (Warisan) on May 10 this year in the hope ' a' certed action on some of the MA63 issues. sentatives from Sabah and Sarawakin the of saving his Vatican post, Dompok said: tt Minister in the Prime Minister's De­ committee and that representatives from "It is the first time that I hear about it. I tl 'partment Datuk Liew Vui Keong had, on the two states should comprise the major- don't think that has ever entered my si Oct 20, announced the Steering Commit­ ity of members. mind. What happened that day I woke up tl tee headed by Prime Minister Tun Dr Ma­ "It must be balanced. Then you can de­ quite quietly, I think it was about 9am and hathir Mohamad. liberate on issues that may be questioned I saw a lot of missed calls not just from o It also includes Sabah Chief Minister now under MA63. Otherwise, it will be people from Barisan Nasional (BN) but tc Datuk Seri Mohd"Shafie Apdal, Sarawak lopsided," said AbangJohari. f also people from the religious community b' Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Jo­ ' :' :'<~' When a~ked 'What 'he nope's the new and all that. tr hari Tun Openg, Finance Minister Lim Government would do, Dompok, a former "When I was appointed to the Vatican, Cf Guan Eng, Economic Mfairs Minister federal Minister, said it should just imple­ I actually did not ask for the job. It was rec­ Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Com­ ment what had been promised. ommended to me and I accepted it. I even S1 munication and Multimedia Minister "I mean probably Tun Dr Mahathir is told Datuk Seri Madius that I was happy as s, Gobind Singh Deo. joking that it is not in the Bible. I think I am and I don't need to be considered for p The rest are Foreign Minister Datuk Sai­ you have to implement what you have a new appointment. r: fuddin Abdullah, Works Minister Barn promised. As long as they implemented "It never entered my mind to go and c. Bi.in, International Trade and Industry what had been promised in their mani­ recommend so that I can continue to be Minister Darell Leiking, Transport Minis­ festo, everybody will be happy, I will be an ambassador. No. As it happened, the 4' ter Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Chief Secre­ happy. only reason I think the people are talking rl tary to the Government Datuk Seri Dr "But it must be implemented, whether about is soon after that if I should go for f, Ismail Bakat, Chief Judge of Sabah and it is not m the Bible or whatever, because another term but it is up to the Govern- ( IS Sarawak Datuk David Wong Dak Wah, At­ it is in the heart of the people," he said. ment...but I moved on, I don't want to go . rs torney-General Tommy Thomas, Univer- To a question whether he has any plan back to that," he said. 'a- ft f. .