LABUAN: There is concern that the cutback on expenditure by Petronas which will see up to 5,000 or 10 per cent of its workforce being laid off may also impact its commitment towards education, particularly the awarding of scholarships.
Bumiputra rights activist George Elias said even before this new development, Petronas had never been transparent to the people of Labuan, Sarawak and Sabah on whether the Borneo territories were getting their fair share of scholarships.
“There was no breakdown on how much went towards scholarships.
“We do not know whether the scholarships even reflected the one-third equal composition under amendments to the Federal Constitution in 2022 that restored the status of Sabah and Sarawak to that of equal partnership in the federation as per the Malaysia Agreement (MA63).
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