February 11, 2021
A handout photo. Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on February 5, 2021.
Indonesia s Presidential Palace via Reuters
Malaysia s fragile Perikatan Nasional government has found itself in yet another public relations quandary of its own making following a ruling granting a quarantine waiver for travelling cabinet ministers despite a coronavirus pandemic that shows little sign of abating.
The announcement of the policy was met with widespread condemnation if not outright ridicule, with many describing it as reflective of the double standards on Covid-19 protocol as ordinary people shelter in place under a national lockdown that limits travel and economic activity.
Muda won t appeal ROS rejection, says minister s claims will strengthen court case
Modified3 Feb 2021, 5:53 am
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The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) will not appeal against the Registrar of Societies (ROS) rejection of its application to be registered as a formal political party.
When contacted, Muda pro-tem committee member Lim Wei Jiet said the decision was made based on alleged statements by Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin, implying the outcome of any appeal against the Jan 6 rejection. The reason (to not appeal) was because the minister has already prejudged the issue (application), so there was no point for us to exhaust that (appeal) procedure.
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Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s purported advice to Malaysia’s king to suspend Parliament due to COVID-19 was illegal and unconstitutional, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said in a court filing this week, the second legal challenge to the embattled premier in January.
A statement from the National Palace on Jan. 12 said Muhyiddin had requested that the king declare a national emergency, but made no mention that Parliament would be suspended. Anwar alleged in his court filing in the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday that Muhyiddin had advised the king to suspend the legislature.
“I respectfully state that the cabinet led by Muhyiddin has acted in bad faith in advising the king to suspend Parliament, which is an abuse of their position, in an effort to achieve collateral purpose,” Anwar’s judicial review application said.
Monday, 25 Jan 2021 01:00 PM MYT
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 The High Court here has set February 4 for the decision on Malaysian United Democratic Alliance’s (Muda) application for leave for judicial review on the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) decision to reject the party from being registered as a political party.
High Court Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya set the date today after hearing the arguments via online from Muda’s lawyers, represented by Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan and Lim Wei Jiet, as well as the counsels from Attorney General Chambers (AGC) representing the RoS and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) today objected to the application for leave for judicial review by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (.