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….
In this article, Tan Kian Leong explores an alternative approach to a legal challenge to a government’s attempt to establish emergency rule. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s statement disagreeing with the government view as to the necessity of emergency rule appears to have put the latest period to Malaysia’s latest political saga to an end. Yet,…
Reports of the government’s intention to declare a state of emergency – ostensibly due to the Covid-19 pandemic – have put citizens in a mixed state of anger, panic, and confusion. While this blog post can do little to alleviate the former two emotions, it will at least endeavour to give at least some clarity on whether…
As a follow-up to Lim Wei Jiet’s timely post titled ‘1-Day Parliament Sitting: Motive, Machinations & Lessons from UK’s Prorogation Controversy’, this post will analyse in greater depth the procedural mechanisms which would likely be relevant to the effectuation of the government’s proposed one-day-session of the Dewan Rakyat. It will argue that a majority opposed…