PETALING JAYA: Penang's status as a sovereign state in the federation of Malaysia is indisputable and there are many agreements signed that back this up, says Ramkarpal Singh.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bill to amend the Federal Constitution to be in line with the provisions of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) has been tabled for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Dec 14).
THE process of redemption to restore the rights of Sabah and Sarawak under the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 must be viewed as urgent.
However, nobody familiar with the plethora and complexity of the issues will deny that reform will be a long-drawn affair and will encompass territorial, fiscal, religious, cultural, language and immigration issues. Concerns about native land, status of native courts and the special but forgotten position of the natives under Article 153 will also require attention.
In April 2019, a partial reform proposal was made by the then Federal Government but it failed to muster the required two-thirds majority in Parliament. An attempt is being made again by the present government and Law Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar deserves congratulations for this
THE process of redemption to restore the rights of Sabah and Sarawak under the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 must be viewed as urgent.