KUCHING (Nov 19): The issues surrounding royalty and cash payments for petroleum and gas will be discussed separately between Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the chief ministers of Sabah and Sarawak.

Assistant Minister in the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Department Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali, in a statement here today, said the discussion was expected to be held in December.