Penang sets up committee to push for more autonomy, funds
The state assembly revives a panel to push back against lopsided federal control, demanding fairer funding, transparency and a greater say in local affairs.
Yesterday
Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang assembly has revived a select committee on federal-state relations set up three years ago to press for greater autonomy and fairer funding from Putrajaya.

In proposing the motion, Lee Khai Loon (PH-Machang Bubok) said the committee would look at federal policies and development projects in Penang that require allocations from Putrajaya.

“In a federal system, both the state and federal governments have their roles. But in practice, there are many gaps and imbalances that need long-term, structured solutions, not just one-off fixes.

“That’s why this committee is important. It helps protect state rights and ensure the people’s voice reaches the federal level clearly and effectively,” he told the state assembly today.

Lee said the committee will also push for a more transparent revenue-sharing model, demand better federal-state cooperation in infrastructure, economic and social development, and seek greater autonomy through devolution of powers to Penang.

He said the committee was first formed during the previous term of the assembly and needed to be revived to keep federal-state relations accountable and constructive.

Lee nominated Gooi Hsiao Leung (PH-Bukit Tengah) to chair the committee, and for the other members to comprise himself, Azrul Mahathir Aziz (PH-Bayan Lepas), Teh Lai Heng (PH-Komtar), Connie Tan (PH-Seri Delima), Fauzi Yusoff (PN-Sungai Dua), and Izhar Shah Arif Shah (PN-Seberang Jaya).

The motion was passed without debate after the speaker urged the legislative assembly to proceed with a voice vote.

Lee maintained that the committee would not act as a confrontational body but as an institutional platform to strengthen federalism and ensure local concerns are not ignored.

“This is about good governance, not politics,” he said.

Source: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...-autonomy-funds

Penang is not Sarawak.

Sekian

All about $$$

Penang signed MA63 also?

Technically Penang, as part of the Federation of Malaya, is a party to MA63

But it doesn't give Penang (or Federation of Malaya) special rights, unlike the other 2 signatories of MA63

Lol, what's the point being in one country and having federal if every state wants autonomy, nampak sangat the same type of people are trying hard to rock the boat.

That's...literally the definition of the federation system of government.

This is probably a better way of looking at it.

You are in a company. Now one department is consistently contributing to a significant part of your company's profits.

In order to push profits higher, shouldn't you devote more resources to that department?

True you shouldn't neglect the other departments, but higher profits will benefit everyone.

Yes, the word definition does represent that, but trying hard to shift the blame to federal when they have been ruling the state for many years, is kinda lame, like they are trying to follow Sarawak strategy.

This post has been edited by smsid: May 23 2025, 08:56 AM

yes lets burn the two bridges and float to autalia




bye malaysia

- Captain Charles Tee

Well, a certain neighbour of Singapork might be thinking the same.... oh wait.... Meow.

Like universities pushing for autonomy.

UM sets sights on full autonomy: Vice-chancellor
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/743104

They were kicked out from Malaysia after they were found out to have a closed door deal with British themselves.

We want true independent, not a British vassal state under Singapore rule.

This post has been edited by smsid: May 23 2025, 08:58 AM

I don't see the establishment of a select committee on federal-state relations as "shift the blame to federal".

If anything, for too long Malaysia was on paper a federation, but in practice a almost de facto unitary state with a lot of powers exercised by the federal level, sometimes wrongly.

Lol, they already rule Penang for so long, so those are just to appease Penang voters by trying to emulate Sarawak strategy.

Penang already surpassed many states in many areas, the FDi, export, tax collected etc.




but budget allocation only 800M a year for Penang which is way lower University Science Malaysia and Jakim

Meanwhile Sarawak


Fuck MA63!


All Strait Settlement States should be be part of the UK and be British Citizen




God Saves the King!

- Penangites

I never was able to find the source about penang contributing the most tax. Penang has like half the gdp of kl and a quarter of selangor.

Constitution is human law, not God's law - can be changed.

Kan, bodo madanon to entertain MA63 which already void and obsolete document and superceeded by Malaysia Constitution after sinkie left. All becoz of politaik to protect the vote of the natives konon, when in actual people who are behind the scene that push for MA63 and more demand cant even speak like natives tongue.


Anyway,

British Strait Settlement Penang Malacca Singapore flag cantek tak?



This post has been edited by sonypshomer: May 23 2025, 09:44 AM

Same for Johor, dissatisfied w fed allocation.

All those money go where