Malaysia – In order to regain voter appeal in the 15th general election (GE15), Pakatan Harapan (PH) has to change its political narrative as well as infuse new blood into its line-up, according to a forum panel. Former Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, speaking at an event titled “Does Parliament Hold Key Reforms?” remarked that certain PH leaders still …

Malaysia – The Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 2022, which will be introduced during a special session of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, will have the full support of PAS. The Bill, according to PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, is aimed at altering the Federal Constitution, particularly Article 10(3) in regard to Article 10(1)(c) on freedom of association. “Any …

Malaysia – If the anti-party hopping Bill is not presented and enacted during this Parliament session, Pakatan Harapan (PH) is prepared to go to the streets. Mohamad Sabu, a member of the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) in Kota Raja, said his party’s members are prepared to take to the streets if they are ignored when they speak up in Parliament …

Malaysia – Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, Member of Parliament for Kuala Nerus, has resigned from the Islamist party PAS, effective on March 14. At 2.30pm in Parliament, Khairuddin, who was recently removed in the position of PAS Syura Ulama Council secretary, handed in his letter of resignation to PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. He said that he would …

Malaysia – During a special discussion on this week’s flood that paralyzed Kuala Lumpur’s city center for two days, opposition MPs took turns probing the administration on the effectiveness of the country’s flood control system. Fong Kui Lun, the DAP’s Bukit Bintang MP who filed the emergency motion for discussion, expressed disappointment that the government and Kuala Lumpur City Hall …

Malaysia – According to Damansara MP Tony Pua, Datuk Seri Najib Razak is merely making a fool of himself by litigating his 1MDB case in Parliament and attempting to transfer responsibility to later administrations. According to the DAP National Publicity Secretary, Najib‘s most recent appearance was only yesterday (March 3), when he questioned why his successors did not pay off …

Malaysia – Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dubbed Datuk Seri Najib Razak an “idiot” for saying that Putrajaya had yet to pay “a single sen” of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) main debt. Dr Mahathir expressed “disgust” at Najib’s comments in Parliament recently, highlighting Najib’s “shameless” attitude toward the wrongdoings done after his High Court sentence and conviction. “I’m disturbed …

Singapore – According to a governing party Member of Parliament, the PAP must quickly pick the future Prime Minister (PM) and Deputy Prime Ministers (DPM) in order to give them the maximum amount of time feasible before taking over as Singapore’s leader. “We can have all the appropriate fiscal policies in place and the fortitude to carry them through, despite the pain …

Thailand – A long-slowed down bill condemning torment and political vanishings cleared its first obstacle in Parliament on as casualties’ families battle for replies in scores of inexplicable missing-people cases. The United Nations gauges there have been no less than 82 instances of implemented vanishing in Thailand beginning around 1980, however specialists say the genuine figure could be higher. Basic …

Thailand – A proposed change to the ideological groups regulation has experienced harsh criticism from a representative and driving scholarly for attempting to eliminate limitations against a non-part applying command over an ideological group. Congressperson Kittisak Rattanawaraha pledged on Tuesday that he would oppose a correction set forth by the principle resistance Pheu Thai Party, which he demanded would permit …