Some say that the power of the King to grant a royal pardon is ‘absolute,’; that ‘no one can question it’. Is this correct?
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Anwar’s long journey begins…
After a meteoric rise, and tragic incarceration, Malaysia's new, and 10th prime minister Anwar, is poised to lead. But his path is strewn with hidden pitfalls and ripples with hissing vipers. Difficult days lie ahead.
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What happens when there is a ‘hung parliament’?
If no party, or coalition, has the minimum number of 112 MPs, then the King is required, by legal convention, to invite the leader of the coalition with the largest bloc of MPs, to form a Government.
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How does the Malaysian anti-hopping law work? Can it be manipulated?
Will the anti-hopping law stop MPs from jumping to different coalitions? Are there loopholes in the Anti Hopping law? Can the laws be manipulated? How should political parties stop frogs?
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Kejatuhan era kebebasan Kehakiman melalui pemecatan Hakim terulung
Krisis Pemecatan hakim terulung : bermulanya perarakan melindungi kebebasan kehakiman
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Emergency: the story of 108 against 34
A man crashes a car. Is there a moral behind this parable?
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When Parliament shut out the Supreme Court
Tun Salleh Abas has been a beacon of justice in Malaysia. He paid a an exceedingly heavy price: so heavy no normal man could bear it. His departure from the Judiciary in 1988 left it crippled and at the mercy of the Executive. This is 10 minutes of his life.
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Darurat 2021: Kisah 108 lawan 34
Kisah ini menggambarkan keadaan negara sekarang.
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What is the role of the monarchy in a modern democracy?
A blogger once wrote that the monarch could appoint his gardener as prime minister. Was he right? This minor question begets larger ones.
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Was the Speaker right to refer the Motion of No Confidence to a Minister of the Crown?
Last week, the Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament declared that to table, in Parliament, a Motion of No Confidence against the PM, the motion needed the 'permission' of the Law Minister. Since when has any Speaker abdicated his duties to a minister? Is the Speaker's role subordinate to that of a minister?
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