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Institutional Reform
Defending our system of parliamentary democracy by implementing institutional reforms. Strengthening the system of check and balance so that no individual has absolute power.
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Strengthening Parliament’s Kamar Khas (Special Chamber)
On behalf of MITI, I was at Parliament’s Kamar Khas (special chamber) to reply to a speech by YB Hassan Karim, MP for Pasir Gudang. When I was first elected…
Growing Malaysia into a Tech Nation
The world is at a crossroads. With the advent of generative AI and many other technologies, the world is technologically most advanced of all times. Yet the world is most…
Financing Automation to Create Better Jobs for Malaysians
The Future Ready Financing (FRF) program is a pioneering initiative that brings together our commitment to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs), strengthen our economic resilience, and drive a new…
Tun Razak Moment: An Opportunity for Reset
I am deeply honoured to be invited to address the Fifth Cohort of the National Resilience College. The NRC is designed to provide courses for a select group of senior…
A New Deal for Malaysian federalism
Now is the time. From Sabah, Sarawak, Penang, and now Johor, states are dissatisfied with the concentration of power and resources in the hands of the Federal Government, and the…
Five key themes to move Johor forward
Five key themes to move Johor Forward Upon my appointment as the State Opposition Leader by Pakatan Harapan Johor, I have expressed my intention to lead a constructive opposition that…
Get out of the rot: Think system
To move forward in turbulent times, Malaysia needs to end silos and band-aid, piecemeal solutions in our reform efforts. We have to think system. It means getting all the acts…
The historic restoration of Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners in the Malaysian Federation
Press conference statement by Liew Chin Tong, DAP National Political Education Director in Miri on 15.12.2021 In 1976, the Malaysian Parliament voted to downgrade Sarawak and Sabah to one of…
Budget 2022: The devil is in the details
When Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz presented Budget 2022 last Friday (29 October), it was my first time in 16 years not being inside the Parliament precinct, either as aide…
Key agenda for parliamentary reform
Wan Junaidi was Pandikar’s deputy from 2008 to 2013. Pandikar described, “kami terseksa bersama”. As speaker and deputy speaker, Pandikar and Wan Junaidi both suffered at the hands of the executive and more specifically, the ministers for parliamentary affairs.
There is no better time than now for parliamentary reform
Speech at panel discussion on “Mengembalikan undang-undang perkhidmatan parlimen di Malaysia” by Liew Chin Tong on 3 September 2021 I would like to first congratulate Idzuafi Hadi Kamilan, Executive Director…
An idea of economic governance for new PM
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): While grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia has also gone through a very toxic and stormy period of political crisis since the Sheraton coup took place…