Sabah and Sarawak to be known as 'Borneo States' following amendments to Constitution, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak and Sabah will no longer be known as "East Malaysia" but as the "Borneo States" following amendments to the Federal Constitution, says Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Hanifah Taib.

"The proposed amendments to Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution under the Federal Constitution (Amendments) Bill 2021, if approved, will return to the use of the term "Borneo States” to refer to Sabah and Sarawak," she said in reply to Datuk Seri Madius Tangau in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Dec 1).