KUCHING, Nov. 26 -- Considerable progress has been made in the ongoing negotiations between Sarawak and the federal government on the Special Grant formula under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution, said Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.

The Deputy Minister in the Premier's Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) said technical discussions and consultations have been actively carried out to refine the proposed formula, which Sarawak insists must be fair, consistent and clearly defined.

"I repeat here that as part of these ongoing efforts, the federal government has agreed, as an interim measure, to increase the Special Grant from RM300 million in 2024 to RM600 million starting from 2025 for over the next five y...