On the occasion on Sarawak Independence Day, state MTUC secretary Andrew Lo has reminded the state's political leadership to look at their own failings instead of solely blaming the federal government for the state lagging behind.

"Lately there has been a lot of resentment towards Putrajaya for what many perceive as unfair treatment by KL. Most point to the oil royalty issue and lack of development funds.

"Sarawakians do have legitimate rights to want more control over our oil money. We empathise with some of these gripes and I agree Putrajaya has a lot...