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By Fuimaono Dylan Asafo* Opinion - law lecturer Dylan Asafo argues the Samoan Supreme Court has issued a final warning to caretaker prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. Photo: 123RF Yesterday, the Supreme Court held that the swearing-in ceremony held by the FAST party on 24 May 2021 was unconstitutional and unlawful. In my view, a proper reading of the Supreme Courts judgement follows that the swearing-in ceremony is unconstitutional and unlawful, but only on one condition: that parlia...

IPOH: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun only needs to issue a notice of up to 28 days to all MPs for Parliament to reconvene, says Nga Kor Ming. The Teluk Intan MP said Article 11 of the Dewan Rakyat’s Standing Orders stipulates that the notice period to convene Parliament should not be more than 28 days. He said it was shocking to see Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun and Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim issued a joint statement stating that they needed ti...

Members of Parliament on the opposition bench will move a motion next Tuesday in another stand against Senator Ashelle Morgan’s presence in the House of Assembly, amidst ongoing investigations into the shooting of Cornelius John. [caption id=

Copy URL WE are ‘lucky’ to have experienced three different governments, albeit the incumbent is not democratically elected. God has given us the privilege in evaluating each of them and let that be a lesson to us. Now we are in a state of emergency not knowing where we are heading and the current state of affairs. There seems to be no urgency to convene Parliament, despite the ‘as soon as possible’ call from the Malay rulers. In 2015, the then administration also disregarded the call ...

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Thursday, 24 Jun 2021 08:05 AM MYT Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon said if a hybrid Dewan Rakyat sitting does happen, there will be several Standing Orders that require amendments, including the voting process, and all amendments required will be included as an addendum to the existing Standing Orders. ― Picture via Twitter Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The Parliament has adequate facilities ...

24 Jun 2021 / 07:54 H. KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliament has adequate facilities to implement a hybrid Dewan Rakyat sitting at anytime if necessary. Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon (pix) said the Parliament was also in the process of finalising other technical aspects required. “Of course we are prepared and the existing facilities are adequate, we are making additions to implement it (a hybrid sitting),” he told Bernama here. He said till now there has not been a set date ...

This comes a few hours after members of the party in the House of Representatives staged a walkout over the action of the Nigerian government.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Special Committee is looking into the concept and method for implementing hybrid Parliament sittings, including by taking into account...

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A special committee is looking into the concept and method to implement hybrid Parliament sittings, which will draw from the experiences of countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, says Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim.