Will another by-election simply be a waste of money, as the prime minister has said? THE impending Penanti by-election has raised the question about whether elected representatives and their political parties ought to be penalised for “frivolous” resignations. But just who determines what is frivolous? And how should the public interpret statements such as those […]
Edmund Bon
Not just ISA
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 17 April 2009: Even though the focus has been on the Internal Security Act (ISA), civil society groups and a think tank say there are two other laws that also allow the state to detain someone without trial. Suaram coordinator Nalini Elumalai said the two other laws were the Emergency (Public Order and […]
