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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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The government is finally committed to amend laws that gives discretionary powers to judges on the imposition of the death penalty and to expedite the implementation of a moratorium on all executions.
The 2017 Budget speech, once again saw Members of Parliament in the House reminding the government on its pledge to abolish the mandatory death penalty by amending the existing…
PM’s ostrich response to multiple crises in ‘Budget Season 2017’
Budget 2017 presented by Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Najib Razak feels like an ostrich’s response to the multiple crises facing the nation. Instead of taking the bull by its horns, Najib…
Death penalty: call on Azalina and Apandi to act
May I congratulate Amnesty International Malaysia for organising this year’s World Day Against Death Penalty with Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall. I apologise for not being able to…
Budget 2017 Curbing Prime Ministerial “slush funds” a national priority
Making a choice Budgeting is about making choices and setting priorities. Budget 2017, which will be presented on 21st October 2016, is set against an increasingly difficult and slowing global…
Did DAP really ‘benefit’ from the EC’s re-delineation exercise?
Gerakan President Mah Siew Keong has made one of the most outlandish statements of our time that the DAP ‘benefited’ from the lastest Election Commission re-delineation exercise. At the same…
Political realignment: time for clarity
Many friends, especially those who don’t read Chinese, have been asking me about Nanyang Siang Pau’s exclusive news on the front page yesterday (18th September 2016) entitled “UMNO-PAS cooperation to…
Tan Koon Swan’s ideas hurt millions in 1980s, need no repetition
I usually don’t comment on retired politicians but Tan Koon Swan’s frontpage interview with Sinchew Daily today (17th September 2016) needs attention as those were the exact ideas of the…
The Battle of Kluang (Day 3) – Zero illegal gambling centres
Ensuring that Kluang and Johor is free of illegal gambling centres will be one of the campaign issues in the Battle of Kluang. The Battle of Kluang begun three days…
Abolish archaic Moneylenders Act 1951
Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar’s idea of allowing developers to give out loans to housebuyers is clearly hitting a snag. Now that the archaic…
Looming water crisis in Kluang, Mersing and other parts of Johor
No one can deny that there is a looming water crisis in Johor. Residents in Kluang have been facing water rationing since 16th August while Mersing has been facing rationing…
Malaysia does not need more than 20 Ministers
The impending Cabinet reshuffle provides a chance for Prime Minister Najib Razak to make transformative changes to the currently dysfuctional cabinet structure. Three key areas of reform are: – 1)…
Herculean task ahead, but there is no short cut
In the wake of the twin by-elections last Saturday, there is a sense of hopelessness enveloping Malaysians. Suddenly, to defeat the UMNO/Barisan Nasional juggernaut seems a distant dream for many.…