Kota Kinabalu: History shows that having a record 16 of Chief Ministers within 60 years of independence had negative consequences in the development of Sabah compared to Sarawak in all fields, University of Tasmania Professor of Asian Studies James Chin said.
KUCHING (Sept 16): Malaysia Day must be given more emphasis than any other national event, as it is the day the Federation of Malaysia was founded, says former federal minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Leo Moggie.
The Federation, he reminded, was formed as the result of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA6
KUCHING: A chief minister should be appointed based on merit, leadership as well as administrative abilities rather than ethnic origin, says Gabungan Parti Sarawak.
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) will ensure that a Dayak will be appointed as chief minister if the party is given strong support by the community to win the state election.
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.