Penang an ‘indisputable’ sovereign state, Ramkarpal says
Deputy de facto law minister Ramkarpal Singh says Penang is a sovereign state in the Federation of Malaysia and its legal position cannot be disputed. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 30, 2023.Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Ramkarpal Singh said since British rule, Penang has been acknowledged as a straits state under the grouping known as the Straits Settlements.
“The agreements include the Agreement between His Britannic Majesty’s Government and the State of Kedah, 1923; the Federation of Malaya Agreement 1948 dan the Federation of Malaya Agreement 1957,” he said, dismissing Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s claim that Penang belonged to Kedah. Ramkarpal said the Federation of Malaya Agreement 1957 also clearly stated that Penang was a part of the Federated States of Malaya as a separate state from Kedah.
Furthermore, article 71 of the Federal Constitution, which is read together with Schedule Eight of the Constitution also guarantees every state has their own state constitution that provides ways to manage the state government, including Penang.
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