Be democratic: Consult stakeholders over Malay translation of Federal Constitution, says Sabah think-tank


KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah-based think-tank has urged the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to adopt democratic and consultative procedures over replacing the English text of the Federal Constitution with the Bahasa Malaysia translation as the authoritative text.

Wisdom Foundation chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau implored Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun, who announced the proposal on Jan 9, not to rely entirely on Article 160B if the AGC wished to initiate the transformation.

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