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Changing agencies considered inconsequential

KUCHING: Switching from one agency to another on the matter of political party registration is inconsequential because what matters most is the quality of the agency and the people who work there, opines a political scientist. Prof Dr Jayum Jawan said it made no difference who was in charge, questioning the purpose behind the shift […]

Give EC chance to handle political party registrations

KUCHING: A political scientist is of the opinion that the Election Commission (EC) should be given the opportunity to oversee the registration of political parties as they could expedite the process better than the Registrar of Societies (ROS). “If the EC is given the opportunity, they will be far more transparent and free of political […]

Aye to EC overseeing political party registrations

KUCHING: The suggestion that political party registrations be put under the Election Commission (EC) is timely but it is not a ‘low hanging fruit’ option because it requires all MPs to consider the finer details, opines Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak academician was responding to Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming’s recommendation […]