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Proposed 2019 amendment to the Constitution of Malaysia

Proposed 2019 amendment to the Constitution of Malaysia

Bill regarding the status of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2019Parliament of Malaysia Long title A Bill intituled an Act to amend the Federal Constitution. CitationD.R 7/2019Territorial extentMalaysiaConsidered byDewan RakyatLegislative historyBill titleConstitution (Amendment) Bill 2019Bill citationD.R 7/2019Introduced byLiew Vui KeongFirst reading4 April 2019Second reading9 April 2019 (negatived)AmendsConstitution of MalaysiaRelated legislationConstitution (Amendment) Act 1976SummaryTo restore the constitutional status of Sabah and Sarawak according to the Malaysia Agreement.Status: Not passed Part of a series on the History of Malaysia Prehistoric period Paleolithic Lenggong Valley c. 2,000,0000 BCE Mesolithic Niah cultures 65,000–40,000 BCE Neolithic Bewah man/woman 16,000 BCE Perak man/woman 11,000–200 BCE Neolithic Klang 500 – 200 BCE Early kingdoms Ancient Kedah <100 BCE Chi Tu 100 BCE–642 CE Langkasuka 100 BCE–1474 CE Gangga Negara c. 100 CE–1025 Pan Pan 424–775 Old Kedah 170–1135 Old Pahang 449–1454 Srivijaya 700s–1025 Majapahit 1300s Rise of Muslim states Kedah Sultanate 1136–present Samudera Pasai Sultanate 1267–1521