He is said to have turned against the Ruler who made him Menteri Besar. The Ruler cannot simply dismiss him. The law has an answer. Conscience has another.
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Two MPs have resigned late in Parliament’s term; the Constitution does not guarantee by-elections.
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Malaysia is still on tenterhooks. The governing coalition has been destroyed by betrayal. Can a coalition government be formed? If Yes, will it survive? If No, will the nation be forced into sudden polls? Fear and uncertainty grip the nation.
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[Edited by S. Kamatchy and Suria Juan Pillai] In an article dated 13.07.2018, the ex-Chief Justice, Tun Abdul Hamid says that from 9:30 p.m. on July 11 up to midnight July 31, 2018 there are now two Chief Justices. Is he right? The long and short of all of this is… When the King accepted the resignations of the outgoing CJ and the PCA on 8 June 2018, their offices ceased. The King did ...
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Can a judge say in his letter of resignation, "I resign, but the effective date is two months hence"?
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We are at it again. If a person makes an error once, one can attribute it to a lapse of judgement. If a person makes the same error repeatedly, something is not right. When the outgoing Chief Justice of the Federal Court (‘CJ’) and the President of the Court of Appeal (‘PCA’) were appointed there was widespread discontent with the process of their appointment. The complaint was that they had been appointed ...
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