Malaysia News » Kedah News Malaysia » Kedah » Politics: Was Penang ‘robbed’ from Kedah? Malaysian states face off in sovereignty row
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Published on: Friday 10 April 2026
A grievance dating back hundreds of years resurfaces as Kedah state lays claim to the country's richest island Penang, the Malaysian state long marketed as the Pearl of the Orient, is better known ...
News Malaysia » Kedah » Politics: Federal Constitution cancels claim Penang belongs to Kedah, Dewan told
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Published on: Wednesday 12 November 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Constitution supersedes any historical claim that Penang belongs to Kedah, a government backbencher told the Dewan Rakyat today. Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor) said the ...