Spanish court confirms Stampa’s annulment as arbitrator in Sulu dispute
KUALA LUMPUR: The Spanish Constitutional Court has upheld the annulment of Dr Gonzalo Stampa’s appointment as arbitrator in the so-called Sulu dispute. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, said the court rejected the extraordinary constitutional appeal filed by a group of individuals styling themselves as the […]
Parliament opens today
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is scheduled to officiate the opening of the First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 14th Parliament today (Feb 28), the second under the government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The meeting which will last for 16 days until […]
Azalina appointed special advisor to prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Pengerang Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has been appointed as Special Advisor (Law and Human Rights) to the Prime Minister. In a post on her Facebook page today, Azalina expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for the trust given to her. “Thank you YAB Datuk […]
Azalina calls for special court for sexual crimes against children
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should immediately set up a special court for sexual crimes against children in every state to protect the children who had fallen victim to such crimes, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) said. She said the special court should be set up to ensure the privacy of the underaged victims is […]
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 […]
Azalina confirms resignation as Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: Pengerang Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, in a statement last night, confirmed that she had resigned as the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. In the statement shared in her Facebook account last night, Azalina, in stating her reasons for the resignation, said that to effectively function without […]
Malaysia needs to better manage senior citizens
By V. Sankara KUALA LUMPUR: Like many developed and developing nations of the world, Malaysia too is heading towards an ageing society, with 15 per cent of the population expected to be 60 and above by 2030. This scenario is actually an inevitable downside of Malaysia’s very own success in providing good primary public health […]
AG should not be PP too
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General (AG) should not also be the Public Prosecutor (PP), said Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. Azalina, 58, who is a lawyer, wrote in her blog, azalinaothmansaid.com, today that she had proposed this way back in June 2018. The Member of Parliament for Pengarang pointed out that pre-1960, […]
