A couple of Penang state assembly members seem inclined to focus on matters behind them rather than the issues in front of them, observes Mulut Ngah Ngah.
May 122010
Sep 292009
The Centre for Independent Journalism has worked closely with NGOs to draft a Freedom of Information Bill and is hopeful that the draft law will be tabled at the Selangor state assembly meeting in November this year. What about other state governments?
Jun 272009
More public statements from prominent personalities, mostly urging the BN team to go back to the Perak people and let them resolve the constitutional crisis at the ballot box once and for all.
Mar 032009
Lawyer Tommy Thomas reports on what happened in the High Court judge’s chambers this morning in Ipoh. He also provides an opinion on whether the Speaker could legally hold a sitting of the state assembly.
Feb 112009
The BN’s takeover of Perak without resort to elections would cement the enmity of the very people it should be trying to win back at the next elections. Come next general election, voters are likely to reject both the BN’s state and parliamentary candidates with greater vehemence, and not just in Perak, warns Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
Feb 042009
Aliran is alarmed that the duly elected legitimate government in Perak is being toppled through immoral party hopping thus frustrating the will of the people.
These party hoppers do not represent themselves but they are the representatives of the people. In the last election, these individuals were not elected solely on their individual merit. But the votes were mainly cast for the Pakatan Rakyat in rejecting the BN.
Feb 032009
The Election Commission has no inherent powers to decide whether a vacancy has occurred in a constituency. It has no discretionary authority to override the notification of the Speaker of the Perak State Assembly declaring that the state seats of Changkat Jering and Behrang have fallen vacant following the resignations of the incumbents of these seats.
Aug 172007
Are there real morons in Parliament and State Assemblies? It is a severe indictment on those who choose such scumbags to stand for election to Parliament and State Assemblies. Every time women’s issues like rape, sexual harassment, domestic violence or gender equality are discussed, these dim-wits say unsavoury things that confirm their minuscule brain.
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