PETALING JAYA: Any move to turn any part of Malaysia into a federal territory will require an amendment to the Federal Constitution, says former attorney-general Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman.
He said Article 2 of the Constitution allows Parliament to alter the boundaries of any state for the creation of a federal territory.
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