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Are current methods of enforcing anti-pandemic rules, legal?
The answer is, mostly, ‘No’.
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Are tenants protected during the Covid-19 lockdown?
They can be, if they use the right defences. What does the law say about it?
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Is it legal for the Malaysian Government to deploy its Armed Forces?
My view is, No. Why? Start with: 'Which law says this can be done?' Are you, my friend, prepared to come for a 'Constitutional Walk' with me?
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What are the legal consequences of the virulent ‘lockdown’?
Millions of employees cannot go to work. Should they not be paid? Why should employers pay unproductive employees? What about bank loans? And international contracts? Do we need legal amnesties? Is there a way out of this?
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Is the Perikatan Nasional Government a government ‘Of the people, By the people, For the people’?
Is the PN government an 'Elected Government' or an 'Appointed' one? What do you think?
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Can a voter sue his MP for switching sides?
Suppose an MP switches sides, so as to collapse the government. Can a voter in his constituency sue his MP? The answer seems to be, in theory, a Yes.
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Can MPs ask for Parliament to be convened much earlier?
Suppose 112 MPs (or more) request Parliament to convene earlier: can they do it? Does the law allow it? If Yes, how should they do it?
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Is a request for a Vote of No Confidence an act distrustful of the King?
This afternoon the President of PAS, Hadi, alleged that any attempt to seek a Vote of No Confidence in Parliament would be to express distrust of the King. Is he right?
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Can the government dismiss the Speaker of Parliament?
Yesterday, a politician said the government will have to dismiss the Speaker of Parliament. Can this be done? The short answer is, it is Parliament – not the Government – that elects and removes the Speaker.
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Can the Speaker of Parliament override the Prime Minister?
The FMT reports that the Muhyiddin Government has asked Parliament to be convened on June 4, 2020, which is a delay of almost 6 months from Dec 2019. Now, a Malaysiakini report says that it will be postponed to 04 May. That the UMNO Sec. General has asked for it has not escaped the nation’s attention. Is that legal? What do you think?
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