PH agrees Parliament not to be dissolved before July 31, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has agreed that Parliament will not be dissolved before July 31, 2022, to ensure political stability in the country to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. PH Chief Whip Coordinator Anthony Loke Siew Fook said there was no need to hold a snap general election, instead, the country should focus on battling […]
Agong advises all quarters to practise deliberative democracy
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today advised all quarters to practise deliberative democracy in finding solutions to any problem. As such, His Majesty welcomed the openness of the government in giving opportunities to various quarters including Members of Parliament to get involved in public governance. “I also welcome and […]
Enactment of code of ethics will create positive perception of MPs
KUALA LUMPUR: The enactment of a code of ethics for Members of Parliament will be able to create a positive perception of lower house elected representatives, and raise the credibility of Parliament as the main law-making institution, Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said. He said the code of ethics would be used […]
Azhar wants to empower Parliamentary Special Select Committee
KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with the 62nd anniversary of Parliament today, Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun wants Parliamentary Special Select Committee to be empowered as it has a very important role to carry out check and balance in the administration of the country. According to Azhar, the bipartisan committee is described as being […]
Journos appeal to Parliament for fair access
KUCHING: The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Gerakan Media Merdeka (GERAMM) and the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM) have called for fair and equal media access to in-house parliamentary proceedings at all times, especially during times of crisis. They were disappointed with the repeated action of the Malaysian Parliament to restrict the media’s coverage […]
Parliament not a tool for any quarters
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliament should be free from the grip of any quarters, Senate president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said. He said it is also high time for Parliament to decide its own financial rules and expenditures. “This is also full jurisdiction of Parliament,” he said at the swearing-in ceremony of six senators at […]
Parliament revamp, MA63 top priorities for Wan Junaidi
PUTRAJAYA: Transformation in the government and Parliament systems as well as examining the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) will be top priorities of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department’s (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar in his 100 days in office. The minister said he had discussed the matter with Prime Minister […]
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 […]
Test your majority in Parliament
KUCHING: A local lawyer concurs with former Federal Court Judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram to have the vote of confidence on the Prime Minister be tested on the parliamentary floor. David Siaw, former chairman, Advocates Association of Sarawak (AAS) Miri branch, described Sri Ram’s remarks as ‘most apt’, adding, “Only then the vote of […]
Statutory declarations are rumours, political polemics
KUCHING: Malaysians cannot allow the country to be managed through statutory declarations and claims by individuals and politicians, whether MPs or groups of MPs outside Parliament, said senior parliamentarian Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He described such claims as ‘rumours and political polemics’. Wan Junaidi was commenting on the current political imbroglio following […]
