If successful, this will mark the first time the Federal Constitution is amended since 2011.
The cabinet has decided to amend Article 1 of the Federal Constitution with the purpose of restoring Sabah and Sarawak's status as equal partners with Malaya.
He said the amendment bill will be tabled during the upcoming Dewan Rakyat sitting which begins on Monday. "I'm confident that the MPs from Sabah and Sarawak will give their full support to restore Sarawak and Sabah as two separate territories in the Federation of Malaysia," he told reporters in Kota Kinabalu today, according toWhat do the scales of power look like in Parliament?
Prior to 1976, Article 1 of the Federal Constitution read:"The States of the Federation shall be – the States of Malaya, namely Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Trengganu; and the Borneo States, namely Sabah and Sarawak; and the State of Singapore."
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