The delay to lower the voting age can only be described as a flagrant attempt to disenfranchise young voters. Where the amendment initially sparked enthusiasm and unanimous support across Parliament, the surprising hesitance its implementation has been met with signals a blow to Malaysia’s democracy. In this article, Juliana Ganendra and Muhammad Syed will assess…
Malaysia’s legal system includes a sharia law system of personal law applicable only to Muslims and administered by the various state sharia courts. The politicisation of Islam has unjustifiably allowed its proponents to advocate for a more central role for sharia law, resulting in increasing conflicts with federal law in numerous areas. In particular, the…
Parliament is sitting, but it cannot vote. There is a Minister of Health, but the nation is sick. There is a Senior Minister for the Economy (among other things), but the economy is none of his business. There is a Prime Minister, but he does not answer questions. He is not even in the building….
1. There is currently a contentious debate on whether the YDPA can summon Parliament using his own discretion, instead of adhering to the constitutional monarchy convention of acting on the advice of the PM/Cabinet. 2. The Attorney General has recently issued a statement that, in such a matter, the YDPA must still act on the…
Dato’ Seri Takiyuddin, the Minister in charge of Parliament & Law, today said that the decision to end of extend the Emergency does not lie solely in the hands of the YDPA. And that “the onus is on the Cabinet to continue advising His Highness, as the head of state, in making decisions on the…