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Can the Malaysian Pardons Board issue a house arrest order?
If you had only RM10.00, can you spend RM20.00?
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Should the Senate be a back door into the Cabinet?
The questions is not whether Senators can be admitted into the cabinet. To that question, the answer is obvious. They can be. The question is: what should be their qualifications?
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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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Has ex-PM Najib lost his Parliamentary Seat?
Was Art Harun, the Speaker, right, when he said, Najib could continue to sit as an MP, pending the King's decision over Najib's application for a royal pardon?
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Can the King appoint an ‘Interim’ Prime Minister?
In short, No. Why?
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Pada 13 Julai, dua usul akan dibentangkan di Parlimen: (1) Usul Undi Tidak Percaya, dan (2) Usul Pemecatan Speaker yang sedia ada. Pada hari itu, adakah Ahli Parlimen kita akan bersuara dengan hati nurani atau mengikut arahan parti? Apa yang akan dilakukan oleh MP-MP kita pada 13 Julai?
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Will the MPs vote obeying their oath, or party lines?
Two motions are pending before Parliament: (1) Motion calling for a Vote of No Confidence against the PM; and (2) Motion for the Replacement of the current Speaker of Parliament. If the Speaker motion succeeds, the new Speaker can block the Vote of No Confidence. What will happen on the 13th?
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Is the 18th May Parliamentary Meeting lawful?
No. Why? Parliament is the House of the People. Can our leaders silence the voice of the people?
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Can MPs ask for Parliament to be convened much earlier?
Suppose 112 MPs (or more) request Parliament to convene earlier: can they do it? Does the law allow it? If Yes, how should they do it?
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Is a request for a Vote of No Confidence an act distrustful of the King?
This afternoon the President of PAS, Hadi, alleged that any attempt to seek a Vote of No Confidence in Parliament would be to express distrust of the King. Is he right?
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