Samoa's Opposition Leader has brushed off claims by the Prime Minister who alleged the Lepa M.P. is "a liar" when speaking to her party faithful.The leader of Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (F.A.S.T.) party and Prime Minister, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa criticised her predecessor at a gathering at .
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Wong Kah Woh has clarified that the Dewan Rakyat Speaker has the power to make PAC meetings public. In a statement today, Wong said it was “not right” for Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun to say that the Parliamentary Select.
PETALING JAYA: The Dewan Rakyat Speaker has the prerogative to allow proceedings to be publicly aired and it is not true that Parliamentary Standing Orders do not allow open proceedings, says Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Wong Kah Woh.
Its president Salim Bashir (
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Salim said that parliaments in other jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom have been conducting their proceedings virtually. Pursuant to Article 62(1) of the Constitution, each House of Parliament is allowed to regulate its own procedure. Such flexibility is important during these unprecedented times that our country is facing. Therefore, Article 62(5) of the Federal Constitution ought to be given a purposive interpretation. This will allow MPs to log in virtually, and this can be construed as attendance for the purposes of achieving the necessary quorum and for voting, he said in a statement Friday (March 5).