Big victory for stronger voices in parliament
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) manifesto is a pledge and commitment to ensure that Sarawak continues to be stable, developed and prosperous. In pointing this out, GPS deputy chairman Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan explained that the manifesto focused on five main pillars which were centred on 25 thrusts. “In this 15th general election […]
Controlled rage
Controlled rage is a well-calibrated barometer that measures unfairly amended constitutions, vague legislation, and unjust government policies as if mindless politics must go unpunished. Pragmatic democracy demands equal opportunities, not only rights, to be fairly designed, arranged and distributed. Arbitrarily controlling the levers of power and authority by a select few unqualified but well-connected individuals […]
35 per cent seats from Sabah, Sarawak can ensure no single entity can bulldoze any amendment to the Federal Constitution
KUCHING: The endorsement of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MKMA63) to restore 35 per cent parliamentary seats from East Malaysia ratio – must be based on the population instead of the status of a state. Senior Fellow at the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research Dr Azmi Hassan said an elected representative is […]
New beginnings
Celebrate endings – for they precede new beginnings. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie, American author A new Merdeka dawned upon our nation a few days ago when the judiciary stood firm, dug in their heels, took charge and rendered due reverence to their judicial oath. Indeed, the oath of office for judges in Malaysia may imply […]
IRB state representative’s name to be finalised soon
KUCHING: The name of the state representative in the Internal Revenue Board (IRB) will be finalised soon, said Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She said the matter is still awaiting finalisation in a meeting, probably in the next one or two weeks. “The […]
Anti-Party Hopping Bill to ensure political stability
KUALA LUMPUR: The government today tabled a proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution to prohibit members of the Dewan Rakyat from changing political parties with the aim of ensuring political stability and preventing the country from facing a continuous political crisis. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob when tabling the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No.3) 2022 at […]
Freedom to associate
Is there a juster justice and a more lawful law? – Max Radin, American legal scholar Article 10(1)(c) Federal Constitution (FC) is a broad-brush stroke upon the constitutional canvas expansively guaranteeing all citizens have the right to form associations while callously giving substance and meaning to liberty of the person at Article 5. Restrictions ambush […]
Sarawak wants equitable distribution of special grants
KUCHING: The Federal government has been urged to distribute the special grants under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution to Sarawak based on the formula submitted by the state. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that the special grant given to Sarawak cannot be the […]
Quo vadis independent judiciary?
An independent judiciary means little when the free market has reduced it to commodities available on sale to the highest bidder. – Arundhati Roy, Indian author Some 500 lawyers recently marched to petition the government for the much-vaunted independent judiciary. Is an independent judiciary independent of the government, or independent from the government in the […]
Sarawak’s formula on special grant to be discussed
KUCHING: The formula on special grant under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution submitted by the Sarawak government will be discussed during the Special Council on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) meeting. “We are aware of the suggestion by Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, and this will definitely be raised in […]
