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Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Assessing Selangor lawmakers’ pay hike

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 9, 2013 2 Comments

THE Selangor pay hike for state assemblypersons, the menteri besar and executive council members has certainly received public attention. Datuk Seri Najib Razak has called Pakatan Rakyat reps hypocrites, while even Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed reservations. The Nut Graph speaks to political scientist Dr Wong Chin Huat on his views.

Sivakumar to chair hearing against Ganesan

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 23, 2009 Leave a Comment

Sivakumar (left) and Ganesan PETALING JAYA, 23 July 2009: Embattled Perak Speaker V Sivakumar will chair a Powers and Privileges Committee hearing on 27 July 2009 against Barisan Nasional-installed Speaker Datuk R Ganesan for “usurping the functions and role of the speaker in the House”. The committee hearing will be held in the speaker’s chambers, […]

Ahmad Ramzi claims trial over threatening SMS

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 4, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUALA TERENGGANU, 4 June 2009: Politician Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohd Zubir pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to four counts of sending threatening messages through the short messaging service (SMS) to three Terengganu state assemblypersons two months ago. The political secretary to former Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh looked calm […]

Five S’gor reps to appear before committee

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 12, 2009 1 Comment

SHAH ALAM, 12 May 2009: Five Selangor reps, including former menteri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, were today called by the state assembly’s Rights and Privileges Committee to give their statements about allegations made against the assembly. Committee chairperson Teng Chang Kim said four of them were called for making statements attacking the […]

Ipoh OCPD, Perak state secretary snub Sivakumar

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 5, 2009 5 Comments

IPOH, 5 May 2009: Ipoh OCPD ACP Azisman Alias and Perak state secretary Datuk Abdul Rahman Hashim did not turn up at a meeting today despite being summoned by state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar. Sivakumar had summoned Azisman and Abdul Rahman to the Rights and Privileges Committee at his office for them to explain who […]

Proposal to EC on Perak crisis

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | April 27, 2009 7 Comments

ON 18 April 2009, I sent in several proposals to the Election Commission on amending election law. One of these concerned amending Article 48(6) of the Federal Constitution so that an assemblyperson who wishes to change allegiance to another party can resign and hold a by-election. Article 48(6) of the Federal Constitution states: “A person […]

Clerk detained over threatening SMS (Updated)

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | April 22, 2009 Leave a Comment

Updated 9:31pm, 22 April 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 22 April 2009: A clerk with a private company was detained two days ago for sending a threatening SMS text to three Terengganu assemblypersons. State CID chief ACP Fauzi Abduri said the 31-year-old man was arrested at his house in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor at about 9.30am on […]

Fine reps who resign without valid reason

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | April 21, 2009 1 Comment

KOTA BARU, 21 April 2009: The Election Commission (EC) should fine state assemblyperson or Member of Parliament (MP) who resign without just cause or a valid reason. Jerlun MP Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said resignation of assemblyperson and MPs has become a trend among the opposition, apparently to continuously hog the limelight. Such action however, is […]

Terengganu may not be all bad for Najib

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | April 20, 2009 Leave a Comment

PETALING JAYA, 20 April 2009: The leadership crisis in Umno Terengganu has surfaced at the wrong time for new party president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Or has it? Think again. With reform on his mind and PAS party polls around the corner, the timing of the “crisis” cannot be all that bad […]

Resolve problem amicably, T’ganu reps told

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | April 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

BENTONG, 16 April 2009: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has advised party leaders in Terengganu to resolve their differences amicably without the interference of national leaders. “If they fail to resolve the problem at the state and division level, national Umno leaders will have to interfere,” he told reporters after attending the ground breaking […]

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