S'wak govt should respect Petroleum Development Act
Azmi Hassan, a geo-strategist from the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research, said that any disputes raised would only be detrimental to all parties involved, namely the federal government, the Sarawak government, Petronas and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros)...
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