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A shadow cabinet it is not!

The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. – Thomas Jefferson, US President 1801-1809 Of late, Malaysians are made aware of one important pointer in the nation’s political system. In fact, it is a long-standing […]

MP wants select committee to review bills

KUCHING: Bills tabled in Parliament should go through a bipartisan select committee for review or get polished, said Bandar Kuching MP, Dr Kelvin Yii. He said in New Zealand, for example, after first the reading of a bill it is first sent to a select committee to be reviewed before the second reading and eventually […]

Back and forth shows how parliamentary democracy works

KUCHING: Senator Robert Lau said the proposed tabling of the anti-party hopping law will demonstrate how parliamentary democracy works. “Some people have taken a sceptical, and even cynical view, on all the goings-on surrounding the process. There was much back and forth between the government and opposition and even within the Cabinet and the parties […]

National Recovery Plan capable of bringing life back to normal

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today unveiled the National Recovery Plan which is believed capable of bringing life back to normal by the end of this year, including reconvening parliament in September or October. He said the plan, which is a strategy to transition out of the Covid-19 crisis, covers four phases […]

Overview of native courts

BY NAVIN-CHANDRA NAIDU We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. – Native American proverb A close non-lawyerly examination and analysis of the Malaysian Federal Constitution (FC) will indicate that the sovereignty and exclusivity of Malaysian Native courts are found in its Article 145(3), and obliquely, in Article […]