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| After MPs, senators gather to call for reopening of Parliament |
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Posted by: superadmin - 08-03-2021, 11:21 AM - Forum: Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR: A day after opposition MPs attempted to march to Parliament to protest against its closure, 12 senators have gathered on a bridge near the building, asking for the Dewan Negara to reconvene.
The special Dewan Negara sitting, originally scheduled for Aug 3 to 5, has been put off, following the postponement of the final day sitting for the Dewan Rakyat scheduled for yesterday.
One of the senators, Yusmadi Yusof, said Parliament was safe as all the SOPs were in place and the majority of the staff and MPs and senators had been fully vaccinated.
“In our opinion, we have followed all the rules. Last Friday, we all had Covid-19 swabs tests.
“Parliament is safe to be used as a meeting place because 99% (of parliament staff) have been vaccinated.”
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| No antibodies after 2 doses, trio claim |
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Posted by: superadmin - 08-03-2021, 10:38 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic
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PETALING JAYA: Three individuals, including a lawyer, who have received two doses of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, have claimed that they have tested negative for antibodies.
The lawyer, Varpal Singh Sagoo, said he received his first dose on May 29 and his second on June 19.
“Despite having received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine, a Covid antibody test conducted by a pathology lab turned up negative,” he claimed.
Varpal, 60, said he had full faith in the nurses who administered the vaccination and did not ask to see the syringe and neither was he shown the contents before or after the exercise.
“I did not experience any side effects or reaction after each dose except for some pain in the arm,” he told FMT.
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| Young people taking to the streets out of frustration, says expert |
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Posted by: superadmin - 08-03-2021, 09:36 AM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Uncertainties over the future, in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, are causing youths to vent their frustrations on streets over the country’s economic, health and leadership crisis, says a sociologist.
Syed Farid Alatas said young people were aware that the government is not managing the country well, especially after the surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths.
“There is a lockdown but despite that cases keep going up. It is building a lot of frustration among them,” he told FMT.
He said young Malaysians were concerned not only about their career and jobs but “there is a perception that the health system is not able to cope with the pandemic.”
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| Only Dewan votes matter, not claims of support, says analyst |
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Posted by: superadmin - 08-03-2021, 08:57 AM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Any numbers being tossed about over support for the prime minister would be meaningless outside of Parliament, says a political analyst.
Jeniri Amir, a fellow with the National Council of Professors, said that even Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s claim of 40 Barisan Nasional MPs backing Muhyiddin Yassin is in question.
He said recent reports had put a lower figure of 30 MPs supposedly backing the prime minister through statutory declarations.
Even then, he told FMT, statutory declarations can change within a day, which means that the number would keep on evolving.
“So, we can’t definitively come up with a figure on how many MPs still support Muhyiddin,” he said. Numbers stated outside of a parliamentary vote were meaningless.
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| DPM doesn’t take over if PM quits, says academic |
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Posted by: superadmin - 08-03-2021, 08:54 AM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: The deputy prime minister does not automatically take over if a prime minister steps down, according to an academic, as politicians and others continue to call for Muhyiddin Yassin’s resignation.
Syed Arabi Idid, a professor of political communications, said that the whole Cabinet would have to quit if Muhyiddin resigns from his post as prime minister.
“The post cannot automatically go to anyone else, even to his deputy,” he said.
He suggested that the “Perak model” of changing the head of government be used, referring to the change of menteri besar in Perak in December, when Ahmad Faizal Azumu of Bersatu was ousted through a confidence vote in the state assembly. There were only 10 votes in his favour and 48 against, with one abstention.
Perak Umno chief Saarani Mohamad, who is assemblyman for Kota Tampan, was appointed as menteri besar by Sultan Nazrin Shah after assembly members from PAS and Bersatu pledged their support through the presentation of sworn statements to the sultan.
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| Show proof of support, pro-Muhyiddin Umno MPs dared |
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Posted by: superadmin - 08-03-2021, 08:52 AM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has called for proof from a group of MPs in the party who claim to back embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Do they dare? It will be seen as going against the Umno Supreme Council’s decision,” said vocal council member Puad Zarkashi.
The party leadership has previously said it was withdrawing support for Muhyiddin as prime minister but would remain part of the Perikatan Nasional government.
Speaking to FMT, Puad said Umno MPs’ support for Muhyiddin could also be construed as a betrayal of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The King had recently expressed displeasure with the government;’s handling of the alleged revocation of emergency ordinances.
Puad’s remarks came in response to a report that only 19 Barisan Nasional MPs had turned up for a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to discuss support for Muhyiddin’s leadership.
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| Cops threatened to arrest me, says angry PAC chief |
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Posted by: superadmin - 08-02-2021, 07:15 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Wong Kah Woh slammed the police today for threatening to arrest him when he attempted to enter Parliament to conduct a hearing, saying it was “uncalled for”.
Wong said he told the officer on duty that he was the PAC chairman and informed him of the 10.30am meeting with the health ministry over vaccine procurement.
However, he was initially denied entry despite producing a letter, signed by the Dewan Rakyat secretary, on the hearing.
“The police even threatened me with arrest if I did not leave in two minutes,” he said in a statement.
Wong said PAC members were subsequently allowed in after Parliament staff intervened.
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