Anti-Party Hopping Bill be read for the second time on July 25
KUCHING: The proposed Anti-Party Hopping Bill will be laid on the table for review on July 18 and will be read for the second time in Parliament on July 25. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said this is to provide Members of Parliament (MPs) an […]
No special parliamentary sitting for Anti-Party Hopping Bill
KUCHING: There is no need to hold a special sitting for the proposed Anti-Party Hopping Bill as it will be tabled in Parliament on July 18, says Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) explained that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had decided — […]
Cabinet approves PSSC current draft
KUCHING: The present draft of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee’s Anti-Party Hopping Bill (PSSC) has received Cabinet approval, said Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. According to the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law), the cabinet was informed about the proposed constitutional amendment to the Federal Constitution regarding the subject of party […]
MP thinks anti-hopping bill controversial
KUCHING: Julau MP Larry Sng finds the proposed Anti-Party Hopping Bill to be tabled on April 11 controversial. He said that the bill, if passed, would strengthen the party hierarchy and be a deterrent to elected representatives to defect or be sacked by their respective parties, thus ensuring that those who were elected on a […]
Expedite formulation of Anti-Party Hopping law
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said today called for the formulation of the anti-party hopping law to be expedited, with her proposed Recall Bill to be used as the basis for the new law. She said through the proposed Bill, the power to replace elected representatives who had jumped party should be returned to […]
Anti-Party Hopping Bill necessary
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has reiterated that the tabling of the Anti-Party Hopping Bill was necessary. He said the tabling of the Bill — to prevent elected representatives from betraying the trust of voters — was embarrassing but needed. “The tabling of this Bill is a public […]
Anti-Party Hopping Bill can prevent political turmoil
KUCHING: The proposed Anti-Party Hopping Bill will act as a deterrent for political turmoil from happening again in the country. “I agree with the proposed Bill and I believe it can stop the on-going political problems in Malaysia as it has gone for too long now. “Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is still a […]
