Chong Chieng Jen fails to amend Interpretartion Ordinance to define the term "Dayak".

Chong Chieng Jen's Private Member’s Bill under Standing Order 14.

Chong Chieng Jen: Ya, Standing Order 45. Thank you Tuan Speaker. My

motion read as follows:-

WHEREAS the majority group of the indigenous people of Sarawak have long been

locally and internationally called "Dayaks" and are included under the term "natives" of

Sarawak.

Baru's motion on hudud law rejected, Speaker says Adenan has made it very clear hudud will not be implemented in Sarawak

Baru Bian: Thank you, Tuan Speaker, my motion reads whereas: (1) The founding father, Bapa Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman stated it plainly in Parliament. I quote: “I would like to make it clear that this country is not an Islamic State as it is generally understood, we merely provided that the Islam shall be the official religion of the State”. [Hansard 1 st May 1958].

(2) Article 4(1) of the Federal Constitution states: “This Constitution is the supreme law of the Federation and any law passed after Merdeka Day which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void”.

(3) The Supreme Court in the case of Che’ Omar Che’ Soh against Public Prosecutor [1988] 2MLJ 55 led by the then Lord President Tun Salleh Abas affirmed the supremacy of the Federal Constitution as stated under Article 4(1) and that Article 162 preserves the continuity of secular law in Malaysia which existed before the Federation of Malaysia.