(Storm clouds © Akbar Nemati / sxc.hu) THE political and legal storm in Perak over the disputed status of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblypersons for Behrang and Changkat Jering is not going to die down anytime soon. Though by-elections for the two state legislative assembly seats are off, the unfolding saga threatens to bring […]
party-hopping
By-election not required if crossovers occur
By Tommy ThomasI WOULD like to elaborate on the comments I made during the course of my telephone conversations with The Nut Graph senior journalist Deborah Loh which was posted in Hard for PKR duo to contest resignations on 2 Feb 2009. Two separate matters call for discussion: first, the legal effect of an undated resignation letter […]
Religion, crime and politics
Translation by Zedeck SiewUSE of the word “Allah”, A Kugan’s death in custody, and political party-hopping were some of the concerns the Malay-language press was engrossed in between 28 Jan to 2 Feb 2009. “Don’t challenge Islam” The headline for Mingguan Malaysia‘s 1 Feb edition was Jangan cabar Islam, and the lead read: “Don’t challenge the sanctity of […]
Allow party-hopping reps to recontest seats
BUTTERWORTH, 28 Jan 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng wants the government to allow elected representatives who want to switch parties to be given a chance to recontest their seats if the proposed anti-party hopping law is implemented. Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister, said the condition was aimed at enabling the elected representative […]
