As we moved into our 51st birthday – I would like to make a series of my opinion/interpretation of the Federal Constitution. My basis of the constitution is of the following document. Feel free to download. Appreciate any comments. Warning – I am not a constitution expert, I am not a lawyer.
Download Federal Constitution Here
or get here too
Download Federal Constitution From AG’s Office
Here is Part 1 – 1 THE STATES, RELIGION AND LAW OF THE FEDERATION (Name, States and territories of the Federation)
The actual constitution is as follows:
My interpretation are as follows:
- Federation refers to our country – Malaysia.
- The country name – in any language whether chinese, malay, japanese, indonesian, thai or what ever – will be Malaysia. How you pronounce it is not governed, thus whether you say Me-lei-she or Me-lei-seeya or Ma-lei-sha is really up to you.
- The following are the states of the Federation:
- Johor
- Kedah
- Kelantan
- Melaka
- Negeri Sembilan
- Pahang
- Penang
- Perak
- Perlis
- Sabah
- Sarawak
- Selangor
- Terengganu
- Follow are Federal Territories which are the territories of the Federation:
- Kuala Lumpur
- Labuan
I guess the constitution is pretty clear on what is the Federation. No two things about it!