Talks with Sarawak on oil and natural gas rights hit impasse as Petronas mulls legal options

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PM Anwar Ibrahim faces a delicate challenge on the matter, with a well-placed senior government official telling CNA that the prime minister wants Sarawak's demands to be managed "at the corporate level with Petronas without involving the federal government”.

In recent months, the state government led by Premier Abang Johari Openg has intensified the pressure on Putrajaya for greater autonomy under a charter when Sarawak and neighbouring Sabah joined then-Malaya to create the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, which at the time included Singapore.

Mr Anwar, who took over the premiership in November 2022 after an inconclusive general election, faces a delicate economic and political challenge in dealing with Sarawak because of the crucial role it plays in propping up Malaysia’s unity government made up of more than a dozen parties.