Independent oversight needed on Emergency powers
Independent oversight is needed on the exercise of the Emergency powers by the federal government. State Legal Counsel Datuk Seri JC Fong said there must be a mechanism to control the exercise of such powers other than the authority given to Parliament to revoke or...
Sarawak requires 2/3 majority in Parliament to exclude powers affecting State during Emergency
Sarawak government requires a two-thirds majority in the Parliament to put forth more exclusion to the powers of the Parliament to enact laws for the State during a state of Emergency. In stating this, State Legal Counsel Dato Sri JC Fong, however, said that such an...
Sarawak DUN will dissolve on Feb 3, 2022 after the emergency ends
The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) is expected to be dissolved on Feb 3, 2022, which is a day after the state of Emergency is scheduled to end on Feb 2. State Legal Counsel Dato Sri JC Fong said this would be the actual date for the dissolution of the DUN...
State election cannot be postponed anymore
The Sarawak government cannot postpone the upcoming state election after the Emergency is lifted on August 1, said constitutional law expert Prof Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi. “The Emergency proclamation of Jan 2021 and the Emergency Ordinance suspended all elections and...
Quality of teachers still very much an issue
Among the significant problems with regard to education matters in the nation is the quality of teachers at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. In saying this, Prof Dr James Chin of the Asia Institute, University of Tasmania in Australia pointed out that...
Identity politics a rejection of Sarawak’s multiculturalism, multireligious foundation
Identity politics — mainly the rise of political Islam in Malaysia — is an explicit rejection of Sarawak’s multiculturalism and multireligious foundation, says Prof Dr James Chin of the Asia Institute, University of Tasmania in Australia. He said this also led to...