Failed Sulu claim on Sabah shows why Kedah can’t claim Penang, says Chow

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Penang chief minister and Batu Kawan MP Chow Kon Yeow says the Federal Constitution, not history, decides state sovereignty.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/01/27/failed-sulu-claim-on-sabah-shows-why-kedah-cant-claim-penang-says-chow  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/01/27/kes-tuntutan-sulu-bukti-mengapa-kedah-tak-boleh-tuntut-p-pinang-kata-km  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00The failed claim by Sulu airs on Sabah shows that historical assertions cannot override

00:06constitutional sovereignty, Penang Chief Minister Chow Khan Yao said in dismissing

00:10Kedah's claim on Penang again.

00:14Chow said the Malaysian government's consistent legal position on Sabah had set a clear president

00:19that sovereignty is determined by the federal constitution, not pre-independence arrangements

00:24or historical narratives.

00:26He also said state-bounded

00:56boundaries were conclusively determined through the Kedah and Penang Act 1985 enacted by

01:01Parliament under Article 2 of the Federal Constitution.

01:05In the Supreme Court, the national authorities cannot be changed in the same way.

01:13What else is it through a political statement without a proper law?

01:20Narantharajah, F&T.

01:21Narantharajah, F&T.

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