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Penang a sovereign state under the Federal Constitution, says Ramkarpal

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh said that Penang’s sovereignty and legitimacy as a...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Ramkarpal Singh said that Penang’s sovereignty and legitimacy as a state within the Federation of Malaysia was indisputable.

“It cannot be denied that Penang has already been recognised as one of the states under the Federation of Malaya, that is enshrined under Article 1 of the Federal Constitution. He also said that since the formation of the Federation of Malaya and the Federation of Malaysia later, there has never been any objection raised by any parties over Penang’s separate statehood.

During that time, Penang’a state capital George Town, briefly became the capital of the Straits Settlement between 1826 and 1832.

 

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