KUALA LUMPUR, 15 June 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein defended the action by police in entering the Perak state legislative assembly to remove embattled Speaker V Sivakumar from the assembly hall on 7 May. Hishammuddin (File pic courtesy of theSun) Hishammuddin said that the move was taken to restore order and was in […]
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Keeping Parliament independent
By Elizabeth LooiWHAT does it take for the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to reject or approve an emergency motion either in the House or in chambers? Approved emergency motions in 2008 On 10 Dec 2008, the Dewan Rakyat uncharacteristically accepted an emergency motion by an opposition Member of Parliament (MP) to debate the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide. In announcing […]
MPs serve notice to refer CJ to tribunal
By Ng Boon HooiPETALING 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 […]
