Category Archives: Parliament

Wee: ‘Sick’ MAS signed contracts worth millions

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

By Teoh El Sen KUALA LUMPUR: National carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was supposedly “bleeding” when it entered into procurement contracts amounting to RM794.73 million. And Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong wants the MAS bosses to give an explanation why the … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate world, Parliament

Private life of MP no grounds for impeachment

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

By Hazlan Zakaria What happens in the private life of an MP cannot be grounds for his or her impeachment, says a Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker. “His or her private life cannot be used (as grounds for moving for impeachment). … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Parliament

Nurul to file anti-PPPA bill at next Parliament sitting

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

By Leven Woon Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar announced today that she plans to move a private member’s bill to replace the Printing, Presses and Publications Act (PPPA) at the March parliament sitting. She was responding to a member … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament, PKR Updates

Why people-backed reforms are urgently needed

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

By Awang Abdillah People-backed reforms are urgently needed to stop Malaysia from becoming a failed democracy. In a true democratic country, the people hold the ultimate political power. Hence any display or exercise of such power in the open is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bersih, Constitutional Bills, Corruption, Parliament

Guan Eng: History shows police will be biased

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

The police have a tendency to be biased in handling protests but the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 does not prohibit this, warns Lim Guan Eng (Bagan – DAP) in the Dewan Rakyat today. “Records shows that the police side BN … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Bills, DAP Updates, Parliament, Police

Done deal – Peaceful Assembly Bill passed

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

By Aidila Razak The Dewan Rakyat passed the contentious Peaceful Assembly Bill after less than four hours of debate by six parliamentarians. The Bill, which bans street demonstrations but allows regulated assemblies, was passed by voice vote, in the absence … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Bills, Parliament

The hands behind Malaysia’s false spring

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

By Lim Teck Ghee COMMENT To most of the country’s independent political observers, it is very clear now. With the unveiling of the new proposed law restricting our right to peaceful assembly and protest, the Malaysian public has been taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Bills, Najib Abdul Razak, Parliament

No reason for Sarawakians to fear detention without trial

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

IN this column on Sept 24, I wrote that we should give Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak the chance to implement his reforms first before we start criticising him. It would be wrong and greatly unfair for us … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Bills, Najib Abdul Razak, Parliament, Sarawak

Peaceful Assembly Bill may affect ceramahs

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

By Tarani Palani PETALING JAYA: With the Peaceful Assembly Bill it looks like the police will have the final say on political ceramahs. Now, a police permit is no longer required to hold an assembly. But the orgnanisers must inform … Continue reading →

Posted in Bersih, Parliament

Lawyers to march against Assembly Bill

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

    Four years after the 2007 “Walk for Justice”, the Malaysian Bar is again calling on its members to march in Kuala Lumpur to protest against the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 which has been presented to Parliament.The march is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Council, Parliament | 1 Comment

New Peaceful Assembly Bill courts bouquets and brickbats

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

By Tarani Palani KUALA LUMPUR: The Peaceful Assembly Bill has drawn mixed response from MPs, with those from the opposition panning it as restrictive while their Barisan Nasional counterparts hailed it as progressive. Although welcoming the government’s effort to revise … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Bersih, NGO's, Parliament

No ring but what about the Birkin handbags, Nie Ching asks Rosmah

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

By Teo Nie Ching, Serdang MP As the General Elections looms, UMNO is pulling out all the stops in its efforts to reclaim the state. Most recently, the UMNO propaganda machinery has launched an all-out charm offensive including a comic … Continue reading →

Posted in DAP Updates, Parliament, Rosmah Mansor | 1 Comment

Allocate more money for constituencies, not the YBs

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

In the Borneo Post DE  FACTO Law Minister Datuk Nazri Abdul Aziz thought everyone wanted it. So he recommended to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to include it in Budget 2012. The PM did. However, Nazri later found … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament, Special Interest

MPs disappointed with rejection of motion on Taib

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: Parliament has rejected the motion of two opposition legislators to discuss the international investigations involving Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s alleged money laundering activities. Expressing their ‘deep disappointment’ over the rejection of their motion by the Parliament … Continue reading →

Posted in DAP Updates, Parliament, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite

Motion to discuss Taib’s wealth filed

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

By Tarani Palani KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak’s two sole opposition MPs today filed an emergency motion with the Speaker’s Office for Parliament to be adjourned to discuss the ongoing global investigations into Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s wealth. Bandar Kuching MP Chong … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, DAP Updates, Parliament, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite | 1 Comment

Comedian Ali sleeps, Najib holidays; And they want more pay

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

By Ismail Dahlan “All right, hands up, all those who think Pasir Mas MP Ibrahim Ali and Prime Minister Najib Razak deserve a pay rise. No, not you, Ibrahim, you can’t vote for yourself! And Rosmah, you can’t vote for … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Najib Abdul Razak, Parliament

Najib unveils ‘feel good’ Budget

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

By FMT staff KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak today unveiled Budget 2012 in the Dewan Rakyat, which offered incentives and goodies for the lower and middle-income groups. In his televised speech, Najib said the total revenue for 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Najib Abdul Razak, Parliament

Ho x 3! Ibrahim Ali the ‘comedian’ snores in Parliament

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

By Melissa Lee He has done it again. Pasir Mas MP and Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali stirred up laughter around the country and throughout cyberspace when he was snapped snoring in Parliament on Wednesday. And he did not deny it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Here and There, Parliament

Repeal of ISA delayed to ‘get it right’

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

By Syed Jaymal Zahid KUALA LUMPUR: The government today denied allegations that it is “copping out” on its plan to scrap the Internal Security Act, saying the delay was merely to consult stakeholders so as to “get it right”. Opposition … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament, UMNO

Masing to drop ‘Jabu’s men’

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: ‘Powerful’ Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president James Masing is flexing his political muscles. The party, which currently holds the second largest number of seats in Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s state cabinet, is said to be firmly … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament, PBB, Sarawak BN

Thick report on ‘Taib’s abuses’ handed to MACC

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

A two-inch thick document on allegations of corruption and abuse of power by Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, extracted from the whistleblower site Sarawak Report, was handed over to the Sarawak office of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Kuching … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Corruption, Crime, DAP Updates, MoCS News, Najib Abdul Razak, NGO's, Parliament, PKR Updates, Sarawak, Sarawak BN, Sarawak Report, SNAP, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite, The Taib family | 2 Comments

BN MPs: Defence minister shot himself in foot

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

By S Pathmawathy The defence minister’s suggestion that non-Malays lack patriotism for not joining the military has gone down badly with other MPs in the ruling coalition. Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong said that Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamid’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament

Chinese and Indians ‘not patriotic enough’

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

Bt S Pathmawathy Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi reasoned that the low number of Chinese and Indian recruits in the military could be due to “lack of patriotism”. Zahid told the Dewan Rakyat this during Question time today when replying Mohd … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament | 1 Comment