The cabinet has agreed to amend Article 12(4) of the Federal Constitution to have a clearer meaning of the word “parent”, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Azalina Othman Said.

According to The Star Online, Azalina said this followed the advice from attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali to amend the provision in that article, as the words used were not certain.

“According to the AG, the word 'parent' can be read as mother or father but there are also lawyers who said that the word can mean to include both (mother and father),” she told reporters in Bandar Penawar, Johor.