KUALA LUMPUR: The government has given its assurance that it will not abolish Article 153 of the Federal Constitution if it decides to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department P. Waytha Moorty said Malaysia's commitment towards the conventions under the United Nations was realistic, practical, could be complied, and did not contradict the aspirations of the Federal Constitution.
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