Malaysia’s Changing Federal-State Relations – The Sarawak Imbroglio : Constitutional Amendment Setback

• Main Author: Sukhani, Piya
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80935; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48137
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Pakatan Harapan failed to secure two-thirds majority in Parliament for its constitutional amendment to restore Sabah and Sarawak’s equal status in Malaysia. Why did Sarawak abstain from voting for this amendment? What might be the ramifications for the federal government?