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Witness Protection Bill tabled

December 16, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Dec 2008: The Witness Protection Bill was tabled for its first reading in Parliament today by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz. In the proposed bill, a witness could apply to be included in the protection programme. Besides an individual, an enforcement agency could also […]

Bill to deal with judges’ misconduct lauded

By Elizabeth Looi

December 15, 2008

PETALING JAYA, 15 Dec 2008: The Judges’ Ethics Committee Bill that was tabled in Parliament for first reading today is a move in the right direction, according to the Malaysian Bar and a former judge. The bill will pave the way for the setting up of a committee to deal with judges who breach any […]

Judges’ Ethics Committee Bill tabled

December 15, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Dec 2008: The Judges’ Ethics Committee Bill 2008, which paves the way for the setting up of a committee to deal with judges who breached the Judges Code of Ethics, was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz […]

Parliament accepts motion on landslide

December 10, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: The Dewan Rakyat today uncharacteristically accepted an opposition motion – to debate the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide. Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia accepted the motion which was tabled by Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR-Gombak) as per Standing Rule 18(1). “The issue meets the specific requirement, that it is of public interest […]

Two reform bills in five days

By Elizabeth Looi

December 2, 2008

(Corrected) Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz Corrected on 3 Dec 2008 at 11.50am KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dec 2008: Parliament will have only five days to debate two important reform bills before Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi retires in March 2009. The bills are the Malaysian Commission Anti-Corruption (MCAC) Bill and the Judicial Appointments Commission […]

2,681 people imposed with restraining order

December 2, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dec 2008: A total of 2,681 people have been put under restraining order until last month for committing various offences under the country’s preventive law, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said. He said the order — under the Emergency (Public Order and Crime Prevention) 1969, Restricted Residence Act 1933, Prevention […]

PKR national congress in full swing

By Ng Boon Hooi

November 30, 2008

Corrected on 2 Dec 2008 at 6pm PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s 5th National Congress is being held at Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam from 29 to 30 Nov 2008, with the Youth and Wanita wings’ congress having taken place on 28 Nov. (Corrected) The congress, attended by 1,927 delegates and over 1,200 party observers, is […]

PKR wants royal veto power restored

By Elizabeth Looi

November 29, 2008

PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail delivers her speech at the party’s fifth national congress SHAH ALAM, 29 Nov 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) wants to restore the royal veto power and the dignity of the constitutional monarchy. That restoring of veto power means the Agong will have the discretion to reject […]

Sexism in politics

By Marina Mahathir

November 27, 2008

IN October, I had posted on my blog my thoughts on Datuk Chamil Wariya’s despicable short story based on a character very similar to DAP Member of Parliament (MP) for Seputeh, Teresa Kok. I had wondered aloud whether there was a sexist element to recent incidents involving opposition MPs. Most of my commenters opined that […]

MPs serve notice to refer CJ to tribunal

By Ng Boon Hooi

November 26, 2008

PETALING JAYA, 26 Nov 2008: Fifty seven parliamentarians have made a historical request for a parliamentary motion to refer Chief Justice (CJ) Tan Sri Zaki Azmi to a tribunal on the grounds of his alleged misconduct. DAP Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Gelugor, Karpal Singh, said 57 MPs including an independent, Sabah Progressive Party […]

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