PETALING JAYA: A fixed-term Parliament act (FTPA), if enacted, will not clash with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's constitutional powers to consent to the dissolution of Parliament if requested by the prime minister, says electoral watchdog Bersih.
Prime Minister Najib Razak is on the defensive after riot police put down Malaysia's biggest opposition-aligned protest in almost four years. The demonstration was a testimony to protesters' determination in the face of a police lockdown, and there are indications that the "hibiscus revolution" predicted by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has not yet been quashed.