KUCHING, Sept. 16 -- Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said tonight said he is confident and looking forward to concluding the negotiation between Sarawak and Sabah with Putrajaya to return the rights of the two East Malaysian states.

He said there will be no losers, and more importantly, no derogation of constitutional rights, special safeguards and status accorded to the tates of Sabah and Sarawak as agreed by the nation's founding fathers and embedded 56 years ago in the Federal Constitution.

"I and members of the Sarawak government administration have full confidence that whatever matters are discussed will find solutions at the Special Cabinet Committee on the review of Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63)," he sai...