The Stimulus Package Yesterday, Muhyiddin Yassin announced a purported RM250 billion stimulus package to weather Malaysia through the Covid-19 pandemic’s devastating economic impact. At the outset, let us be clear that the Government is not actually spending RM250 billion, but merely injecting RM25 billion. The balance RM225 billion actually comprises of the total value of…
Yesterday, Prime Minister Muhyiddin announced that, in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, all “gatherings” including international meetings, sports, social and religious events will be postponed until April 30 or cancelled. However, there seems to one exception: prayers at mosques would still proceed. Muhyiddin nonetheless hopes that Islamic religious authorities in all States will issues guidelines…
If you are affected by a public body’s “decision” (which is final & binding in nature), you are no doubt in a position to mount a challenge in Court – this is, of course, uncontroversial. But what’s interesting in the realm of Malaysian administrative law is whether a “proposed decision”, “recommendation” or any matter which…
After much suspense, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled his new Cabinet today. We take a look at what this means for rule of law, democracy & human rights in Malaysia. 1. Freedom of Speech, Assembly & Association Many expect political heavyweights to helm this crucial Cabinet post, but it went to an unlikely (and relatively…
If you told experienced political observers just three days ago that Muhyiddin Yassin would be Prime Minister at the end of Malaysia’s recent political crisis, you’d have been resoundingly dismissed. But that’s exactly what happened. On March 1, 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) was sworn in as the eighth Prime…