PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim is expected to provide a response in parliament today to a call from Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor for the Federal Constitution be amended so that Penang can be returned to Kedah.

According to the order paper on the official parliament website, the prime minister will clarify the matter during the Ministers’ Question Time (MQT) in response to a question from Lim Guan Eng (Bagan-PH).

Lim is seeking an explanation from the prime minister regarding Sanusi’s claim that Penang belonged to Kedah and that the Federal Constitution should be amended so that Penang can be returned to Kedah, which has caused anxiety among the residents of Penang and threatened the peace and harmony in the country.

On May 29, Sanusi was reported to have said that Kedah and Penang did not have a border because Penang still belonged to Kedah and that Kedah only shared its border with Perak and Perlis.

During the MQT, there will also be a question from Radzi Jidin (Putrajaya-PN) on the impact of the devaluation of the ringgit on the country’s economic recovery and the government’s proposed approach to strengthen the value of the local note.

There will also be on a question by Mordi Bimol (Mas Gading-PH) to the works minister.

Mordi wants to know the progress of the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sabah and Sarawak and when is the project expected to be completed.

Roslan Hashim (Kulim Bandar Baharu-PN) will ask the education minister on efforts taken to strengthen school-based assessment and classroom-based assessment following the abolition of PT3, as well as the quality of the learning activities that are being carried out.

After the question-and-answer session, the Malaysian Cooperative Commission (Amendment) Bill 2023 is expected to be tabled for the first reading. – Bernama, June 6, 2023.