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Cabinet does not inspire confidence Posted by: superadmin - 09-06-2021, 08:34 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies When you see the dreary Cabinet line-up with the usual faces of politicians who have been around for decades, do you feel inspired? No! What else do you see? Many yes-men! Despite Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s reassurances, few people, including many Malays, have confidence in the new government. The Muhyiddin Yassin administration failed to kickstart the economy and save businesses and jobs. Despite emergency rule, the previous prime minister failed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Muhyiddin allowed his ministers and supporters to flout the social distancing and lockdown rules, then expected the rakyat to rigidly obey them. Why should they? Will Ismail allow the same double standards to continue? The nation faces an uncertain future and the rakyat are afraid. Swapping ministers around like passing the parcel is not going to give them confidence in the Cabinet. Most of the ministers are known for their lack of performance in previous Cabinets. They have no new ideas about solving Malaysia’s innumerable problems, many of which revolve around race, religion and rasuah. How successful will this new Cabinet be in jumpstarting the economy? - More -   AG disregards the confidence convention – William Leong Jee Keen Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 09:37 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies THE attorney-general (AG) is wrong to have disregarded the confidence convention in saying a vote of confidence will undermine the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s appointment of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as prime minister. A written constitution, no matter how detailed, is supplemented by constitutional conventions. The Malaysian federal constitution being modelled on the United Kingdom’s unwritten constitution is inlaid with constitutional conventions. The constitutional conventions are the unwritten rules that make the written rules work. The AG’s interpretation of the constitution without considering the constitutional conventions is erroneous. The meaning of ‘responsible government’ The AG has failed to give effect to the concept of a “responsible government” in his statement. The term has a very precise constitutional meaning. It means that a government – consisting of the prime minister and his cabinet – must at all times enjoy the confidence of the majority of the MPs. This rule is the foundation of the parliamentary democratic system. The name given to this rule is the “confidence convention”. Under this rule, the government is responsible to Parliament for the exercise of the powers of government and governs only as long as it has the confidence of the majority-elected MPs – hence the term “responsible government.” Articles 43(2), (3) and (4) operate on the basis of the confidence convention: - Article 43(2)(a) provides that the Agong is to appoint a prime minister who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority MPs. - Article 43(3) provides that the cabinet is collectively responsible to Parliament. - Article 43(4) provides that if the prime minister ceases to command the confidence of the majority unless the Agong at the prime minister’s request dissolves Parliament, he is required to resign. - More -   After six months on Mars, Nasa's tiny copter is still flying high Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 05:34 PM - Forum: Astronomy - No Replies IT was only supposed to fly five times. And yet Nasa's helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, has completed 12 flights and it isn't ready to retire. Given its stunning and unexpected success, the US space agency has extended Ingenuity's mission indefinitely. The tiny helicopter has become the regular travel companion of the rover Perseverance, whose core mission is to seek signs of ancient life on Mars. "Everything is working so well," said Josh Ravich, the head of Ingenuity's mechanical engineering team. "We're doing better on the surface than we had expected." Hundreds of people contributed to the project, though only about a dozen currently retain day-to-day roles. Ravich joined the team five years ago. - More -   Reopen economy instead, think tank says on raising debt limit Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 05:23 PM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A think tank has called on the government to implement several measures, including expediting the reopening of the economy, following a proposal to raise the current debt limit. The Center for Market Education (CME) said increasing the debt limit risks several “negative unintended consequences“ generated by additional borrowing. This includes additional debt transferred to future generations, not only in terms of money but also a weaker currency and fewer job opportunities, its chief executive officer Carmelo Ferlito said. It would also further worsen Malaysia’s credibility and investors’ confidence as well as limit private investments. Additional demand for loanable funds, he warned, could push up the interest rate and discourage private investments and limit growth and job creation. - More -   Shahrir slams AG, says democratic system will be chaotic if he remains Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 05:04 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Umno veteran Shahrir Samad has slammed Attorney-General Idrus Harun’s contention that the prime minister should not have to go through a confidence motion in the Dewan Rakyat. In an Istana Negara statement on Aug 18, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had decreed that the prime minister he appointed had to table a motion of confidence in the Dewan Rakyat. Ismail Sabri Yaakob was named the country’s ninth prime minister two days later. However, Idrus yesterday said there was no need for Ismail to table a confidence vote in the Dewan Rakyat as it would mean the absolute power of the King could be overridden, adding that this was also not in line with the Federal Constitution. “There will continue to be chaos in our country’s systems of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy as long as Idrus remains the attorney-general,” Shahrir said in a statement. - More -   Muhyiddin’s appointment proves PM not serious about recovery plan, says DAP Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 03:02 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: DAP has accused Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob of being flippant about the national recovery plan (NRP) following the appointment of his predecessor as chairman of the council overseeing the initiative. Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the NRP was supposed to be a roadmap to control the Covid-19 pandemic while progressively reopening society and the economy towards achieving the new normal by December 2021. Due to its importance, the council has been chaired by the prime minister, with members comprising experts as well as politicians from both sides of the political divide. By appointing former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin to chair the National Recovery Council instead of himself, Ismail is “diminishing its importance and relegating its powers to just another ordinary committee”. “It shows that Ismail is not serious and committed to the NRP. Further, this appointment is seen as a form of political consolation for Muhyiddin after being forced to resign as prime minister,” Lim said in a statement. - More -   It’s madness, says veteran newsman on Muhyiddin’s new appointment Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 02:58 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: The appointment of a “failed” prime minister to head a vital body like the National Recovery Council shows Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is treating the government like a “playground”, says veteran newsman A Kadir Jasin. He said the move is obviously to secure Ismail’s position because former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin heads the Bersatu party which has 31 MPs needed to keep him in power. “Muhyiddin lost his support in Parliament and he has been appointed to rehabilitate the country after damaging much of it. What kind of madness is this? “Ismail does not care because it’s not his money. It’s taxpayers’ money,” Kadir wrote on his Facebook page. Ismail was backed by 31 Bersatu MPs to form the new government after Muhyiddin resigned last month. - More -   Is Big Pharma lobby blocking treatments? | Rajiv Malhotra & Dr. Pierre Kory FLCCC Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 01:56 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies   King can rely on SDs but confidence motion in Dewan must follow Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 01:22 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies From Hamid Sultan Abu Backer I find the debate in the media on the Federal Constitution to be interesting. There is one thing the jurists and legal pundits are missing out in their arguments. One of the tools of interpreting a contract or statute or the Federal Constitution is the application of common sense. Without the application of common sense, a just result according to the spirit and intent of rule of law cannot be achieved. For example, it is clear the King under Article 40 (2)(a) appoints the prime minister and the criteria in the first instance is that who he thinks has the majority support. This Article must be read with Article 43 (4) which says the prime minister must tender his resignation if he does not have the majority support. - More -   Won't believe people asked these questions on Google about CHINA Posted by: superadmin - 09-05-2021, 12:34 PM - Forum: Interesting Videos - No Replies Pages (1132): « Previous 1 … 856 857 858 859 860 … 1132 Next » Jump to page: