KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 Perhaps you have heard of Parti Kemakmuran Negara in passing amid talk of the coming general election and wondered about it. It is a yet-to-be-registered.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed an application by eight army veterans to challenge the delay by the Home Minister in deciding on their appeal of an application to register Parti Kemakmuran Negara as a political party.
COMMENT | Veterans political party - long-term threat to civilian control of military?
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COMMENT | A group of armed forces veterans have formed a political party called Parti Kemakmuran Negara (PKN).
They are seeking recognition from the Registrar of Societies so they can field in GE15 some 50 candidates they have identified in seats which have military camps and a large concentration of retired personnel.
They say the main reason for PKN’s formation is to fight for quicker resolution of long-standing issues concerning salary and pensions.
Also, another motive is that PKN is dismayed at the current state of national governance. They imply they can do better, claiming to have capable and highly educated people in their ranks.