The ethics of seat-vacating and party-jumping
It may not be illegal for a member of parliament to intentionally vacate his or her seat in order to allow another person to take the seat, but is it unethical?
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Tag Archives: malaysiakini
Was voting for Harapan the one stop solution for all problems?
Many Malaysians are too naive and have a warped perception of the fact that a change is going to solve everything under the sky.
4 things we have been liberated from this Merdeka
Instead of writing something so analytical (it’s not like I do that all the time anyway, haha!), I’m going to write a listicle of the four things I feel that I have been made independent from and free.
Unfortunately, pandering journalism still alive in New M’sia
Is the apple-polishing culture in the Malaysian media coming back again?
A soda tax? What a sweet idea
We are one of Asia’s most obese countries with 45 percent of the population being overweight. Also, 23 percent of the population are smokers.
A month in and the 11-year-old girl is still married
Until today, the little girl is still married and still with her family. Statement after statement have been made from the side of the government but nothing has come out of it.
Is Najib representing rakyat or trying to absolve himself?
Finally, after waiting for weeks, Najib finally took his turn to speak for the first time as an opposition member of parliament.
Will our handling of Islamic affairs really be reformed?
I am hopeful that things will change when it comes to Jakim and Islamic affairs in the country. However, the residual trauma of decades under such archaic decisions has made me sceptical.
Has Harapan pushed idealism out the backdoor?
Although a majority of Malaysians had voted for change, and we have to admit that voting for Harapan after six decades of BN is a big change, the majority is still not a big majority.
What has happened to the Harapan women?
What is happening with the Pakatan Harapan women? It’s as if their tongues have been bitten off ever since they won the general election.
Najib and Rosmah – the battle of public perception
Najib Razak is found to be in possession of an absurd amount of wealth. What kind of perception does he think people would have when they see this?
