Yes, there is an oil & gas angle, bear with me. Dateline 2013-05-26, FMT:
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The key to improving Sarawak’s socio-economic gap is to redefine the Pertroleum Act 1974.
More money for Sarawak is of course very attractive and indeed makes it sounds as if it’s the first solution to poverty woes.
However, it is pointless to lobby for more money if funds are siphoned away through the unknown channels of corruption
Fact is Sarawak and Sabah have paid more than their reasonable dues to the federal government.
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