‘Leaving’ is getting sexy for some

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad tabling the amendment to Article 1 (2) of the Federal Constitution on April 9. -Bernamapic

HISTORY will judge the lawmakers – especially those from Sabah and Sarawak – on their wisdom to abstain from voting on a bill that arguably could make the two Borneo states equal with Peninsular Malaysia.

On Tuesday night, the Pakatan Harapan/Parti Warisan Sabah government failed to amend Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution. The bill was short of 10 votes to secure a two-thirds majority, which amounts to 148 out of the 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat.