Support equal status bill, nothing wrong with wording, says Sarawak PKR
Sarawak PKR vice-chairman See Chee How says said there is nothing wrong with the wording of the bill to amend Article 1 of the federal constitution, and that the bill restores the status of the two Borneo states as equal partners in the formation of Malaysia. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 6, 2019.
SARAWAK PKR appealed today to lawmakers in the two Borneo states “to discard their affiliations” and support the bill to amend the constitution to restore the state’s rights. Vice-chairman See Chee How said there was nothing wrong with the wording of the bill to amend Article 1 of the federal constitution which was tabled in parliament on Thursday.
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