KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil today rebuffed observers who compared yesterday’s 3am arrest of caretaker Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to that of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in 1998.
Fahmi, who is also PKR communication
Is the Article 150 power to declare or revoke an Emergency or to set up a National Operations Council as in 1969 a discretionary or a non-discretionary function?
OUR Constitution has invested the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with vast powers and functions in the executive, legislative and judicial fields and in relation to Islam.
A computer check indicates that the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” occur in the Federal Constitution 274 times!
If all of these 274 mentions indicate the existence of discretionary powers, then His Majesty is obviously an absolute and not a constitutional monarch.
It is submitted that the proper approach to constitutional interpretation is that no provision conferring power and function on the King should be interpreted literally or in isolation but must be read in the light of Articles 40(1) and 40(1A), which require His Majesty to act on advice.
10 March 2021 9:56 pm / 61 comments
It’s another case of new meets old, as we bring Perodua’s latest SUV, the Ativa, to greet the company’s first-ever SUV, the Kembara. Both models caused quite a stir when they were launched, so we thought it’d be nice to place them side by side so you can get your daily dose of nostalgia.
By now, everyone has probably heard of the Ativa, which is Perodua’s latest compact SUV and the first to get a turbocharged engine, a D-CVT and a host of advanced safety and driver assistance systems.
These features are certainly disruptive to the “A-segment to small B-segment SUV” market, and the company is expecting the Ativa to be a popular choice among car buyers. Based on the number of bookings recorded so far, it seems that the plan is coming along nicely.
Mohanadas (L) and Magendran with the Malaysian flag at the peak of Mount Everest.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): When Datuk M. Magendran and Datuk N. Mohanadas, the first Malaysians to set foot on the peak of Mount Everest more than two decades ago, they communicated with walkie-talkies and had to wait more than 10 days to see the photos they took on the world s highest mountain.
Today, technology has come a long way, and with Huawei and China Mobile s success in installing two 5G base stations on the mountain last April, climbers can now use various communication devices, including smartphones, and directly upload photos and videos of their travel with the device, up to an altitude of 6,500m.