Anti-Hopping Bill: Wan Junaidi has done well

I was in Parliament last Thursday, July 28, to observe the passage of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No 3) 2022 on the prohibition of parliamentary members from party-hopping, in short the Anti-Hopping Bill. It was my first attendance in the Dewan Rakyat in almost three years. I attend parliamentary sittings now and again, principally to […]

Significant step towards restoring rakyat’s confidence

KUCHING: The Anti-Hopping Bill that was tabled in Parliament today is a significant step towards curbing the political frog problem plaguing the country, especially since the infamous Sheraton Move. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said this was a result from the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the Prime Minister and Pakatan Harapan […]

GPS bloc to support anti-hop Bill

KUCHING: The anti-hopping Bill to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday will be supported by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) bloc. Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni said GPS MPs including himself will be participating in the debate. “We expect that this Bill will get full support from Members of Parliament despite their initial […]

Rushing to beat the anti-hopping Bill?

Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting. – Martin Sheen, American actor Last Thursday (May 26), Ampang MP Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin announced she was leaving Bersatu and crossing over to […]

Table anti-hopping Bill to safeguard credibility, says Rohani

KUCHING: Batang Lupar MP Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim has called for the Anti-Party Hopping Bill to be tabled and passed as soon as possible to ensure the credibility of the government is not eroded. She said on the whole, it can be seen that the people want the law to be enforced before the […]

Table anti-hopping Bill or we’ll take to the streets

KUALA LUMPUR: Mohamad Sabu (PH-Kota Raja) has warned Putrajaya that opposition members will take to the streets if the government failed to table the anti-hopping Bill in the current Dewan Rakyat meeting. The Amanah president, when debating the Supplementary Supply Bill (2021) 2022, said the nation’s political climate had been unstable since the Sheraton Move […]