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Mukhriz Mahathir loses grip on Kedah state government after defection of 2 PKR assemblymen
Lunas assemblyman Azman Nasrudin (left) and Sidam assemblyman Robert Ling Kui Ee (announced on May 12, 2020 that they are leaving Parti Keadilan Rakyat. (Photo: Bernama)
By D Kanyakumari
12 May 2020 01:33PM(Updated: 12 May 2020 04:53PM)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Mr Mukhriz Mahathir has lost his grip on the Kedah state government after two Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblymen jumped ship on Tuesday (May 12).
As a joint press conference, Sidam assemblyman Robert Ling Kui Ee and Lunas assemblyman Azman Nasrudin announced their decision to quit PKR.
Both assemblymen are said to be aligned to former PKR deputy president and current senior minister Azmin Ali.
The Star reported that the two assemblymen were inclined to join Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), helmed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
Mr Azman told reporters that he has lost confidence in PKR, which is led by Mr Anwar Ibrahim.
“Since he started leading in 2018, the party had become worse," he said.
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He also added that the way Mr Muhyiddin handled the COVID-19 pandemic in the last few months is proof that he is a capable prime minister and leader.
Both Dr Ling and Mr Azman said: "Goodbye PKR, Goodbye Anwar Ibrahim. Bye Bye, long live Muhyiddin Yassin. Long Live Perikatan Nasional.”
The Kedah state assembly has 36 seats. Of this, 19 was held by Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), both under Perikatan Nasional (PN), have 15 and two seats respectively. The two additional seats will be sufficient for PN to form a new state government.
Following the defection of Dr Ling and Mr Azman, PN later claimed that it has 23 assemblymen in its camp.
Supporters of Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Mr Mukhriz - Bersatu's chairman and deputy president respectively - are at odds with those backing Mr Muhyiddin. The split in the party came after Mr Muhyiddin's decision to team up with Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS to form the new ruling government earlier this year.
According to news reports, Bersatu party leaders are considering whether to sack Dr Mahathir and Mr Mukhriz.
Kedah Chief Minister Mukhriz Mahathir. (File photo: Bernama)
This is the second time Mr Mukhriz could be ousted as chief minister in Kedah.
Previously, he held the chief minister position from 2013 to 2016, before he was sacked by then prime minister Najib Razak.
The fallout happened as his father, Dr Mahathir, attempted to topple Najib from his position.
READ: Multiple realignments in Malaysian state assemblies after switch in federal power
On May 4, Dr Ling, who was also Sungai Petani PKR chief, had openly criticised the party for sacking several party members including his deputy Firdaus Yusoff.
Mr Firdaus was appointed as Kedah’s Pemuda Negara coordinator, a non-government organisation led by Mr Azmin’s right-hand man Hilman Idham.
As for Mr Azman, he was one of the leaders who followed a walkout of Mr Azmin’s faction in the last day of the PKR congress in Melaka last year. Mr Azman openly criticised PKR's secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail for having received an “achievement award” from the party instead of Mr Azmin.
Kedah is the fourth state to fall from PH’s administration after Johor, Perak and Melaka.
Lunas assemblyman Azman Nasrudin (left) and Sidam assemblyman Robert Ling Kui Ee (announced on May 12, 2020 that they are leaving Parti Keadilan Rakyat. (Photo: Bernama)
By D Kanyakumari
12 May 2020 01:33PM(Updated: 12 May 2020 04:53PM)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Mr Mukhriz Mahathir has lost his grip on the Kedah state government after two Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblymen jumped ship on Tuesday (May 12).
As a joint press conference, Sidam assemblyman Robert Ling Kui Ee and Lunas assemblyman Azman Nasrudin announced their decision to quit PKR.
Both assemblymen are said to be aligned to former PKR deputy president and current senior minister Azmin Ali.
The Star reported that the two assemblymen were inclined to join Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), helmed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
Mr Azman told reporters that he has lost confidence in PKR, which is led by Mr Anwar Ibrahim.
“Since he started leading in 2018, the party had become worse," he said.
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He also added that the way Mr Muhyiddin handled the COVID-19 pandemic in the last few months is proof that he is a capable prime minister and leader.
Both Dr Ling and Mr Azman said: "Goodbye PKR, Goodbye Anwar Ibrahim. Bye Bye, long live Muhyiddin Yassin. Long Live Perikatan Nasional.”
The Kedah state assembly has 36 seats. Of this, 19 was held by Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), both under Perikatan Nasional (PN), have 15 and two seats respectively. The two additional seats will be sufficient for PN to form a new state government.
Following the defection of Dr Ling and Mr Azman, PN later claimed that it has 23 assemblymen in its camp.
Supporters of Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Mr Mukhriz - Bersatu's chairman and deputy president respectively - are at odds with those backing Mr Muhyiddin. The split in the party came after Mr Muhyiddin's decision to team up with Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS to form the new ruling government earlier this year.
According to news reports, Bersatu party leaders are considering whether to sack Dr Mahathir and Mr Mukhriz.
Kedah Chief Minister Mukhriz Mahathir. (File photo: Bernama)
This is the second time Mr Mukhriz could be ousted as chief minister in Kedah.
Previously, he held the chief minister position from 2013 to 2016, before he was sacked by then prime minister Najib Razak.
The fallout happened as his father, Dr Mahathir, attempted to topple Najib from his position.
READ: Multiple realignments in Malaysian state assemblies after switch in federal power
On May 4, Dr Ling, who was also Sungai Petani PKR chief, had openly criticised the party for sacking several party members including his deputy Firdaus Yusoff.
Mr Firdaus was appointed as Kedah’s Pemuda Negara coordinator, a non-government organisation led by Mr Azmin’s right-hand man Hilman Idham.
As for Mr Azman, he was one of the leaders who followed a walkout of Mr Azmin’s faction in the last day of the PKR congress in Melaka last year. Mr Azman openly criticised PKR's secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail for having received an “achievement award” from the party instead of Mr Azmin.
Kedah is the fourth state to fall from PH’s administration after Johor, Perak and Melaka.
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Quite frankly, father and son can fcuk off.
Enough of all the mama-drama and Anak-drama.
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Enough of all the mama-drama and Anak-drama.
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Kuah, Ayer Hangat reps confirm not backing Mukhriz’s leadership | Malay Mail
Nineteen out of 36 Kedah state assemblymen yesterday announced that they have lost confidence in Mukhriz’s leadership. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Nineteen out of 36 Kedah state assemblymen yesterday announced that they have lost confidence in Mukhriz’s leadership. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
LANGKAWI, May 13 — Kuah and Ayer Hangat assemblymen from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) last night confirmed that they have lost confidence in Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir’s leadership and are giving their support to the formation of the new state government.
Speaking to Bernama, Ayer Hangat assemblyman Juhari Bulat said the move was to stay aligned with the Bersatu leadership at the federal government level.
“The decision was also made so that we at the state level could work alongside the President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the Prime Minister as we want to follow the federal level leadership,” he told Bernama.
Juhari, who is also Kedah State Assembly deputy speaker said his decision had the support of the grassroots in the Ayer Hangat state constituency.
In a separate statement, Mohd Firdaus, in explaining his decision, said the question of party hopping does not arise, adding that he was merely sticking with Bersatu’s central leadership.
“Do not be confused or deceived into thinking that we four Bersatu assemblymen have left or hopped to another party. We are still part of Bersatu, but choose to follow the path and directives of the current president,” he said.
Nineteen out of 36 Kedah state assemblymen yesterday announced that they have lost confidence in Mukhriz’s leadership.
Kedah Opposition leader Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the 19 assemblymen comprised 15 from PAS, two from Umno and another two — Azman Nasrudin (Lunas) and Dr Robert Ling Kui Ee (Sidam) — both from PKR, who announced that they quit the party today. — Bernama
Nineteen out of 36 Kedah state assemblymen yesterday announced that they have lost confidence in Mukhriz’s leadership. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Nineteen out of 36 Kedah state assemblymen yesterday announced that they have lost confidence in Mukhriz’s leadership. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
LANGKAWI, May 13 — Kuah and Ayer Hangat assemblymen from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) last night confirmed that they have lost confidence in Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir’s leadership and are giving their support to the formation of the new state government.
Speaking to Bernama, Ayer Hangat assemblyman Juhari Bulat said the move was to stay aligned with the Bersatu leadership at the federal government level.
“The decision was also made so that we at the state level could work alongside the President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the Prime Minister as we want to follow the federal level leadership,” he told Bernama.
Juhari, who is also Kedah State Assembly deputy speaker said his decision had the support of the grassroots in the Ayer Hangat state constituency.
In a separate statement, Mohd Firdaus, in explaining his decision, said the question of party hopping does not arise, adding that he was merely sticking with Bersatu’s central leadership.
“Do not be confused or deceived into thinking that we four Bersatu assemblymen have left or hopped to another party. We are still part of Bersatu, but choose to follow the path and directives of the current president,” he said.
Nineteen out of 36 Kedah state assemblymen yesterday announced that they have lost confidence in Mukhriz’s leadership.
Kedah Opposition leader Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the 19 assemblymen comprised 15 from PAS, two from Umno and another two — Azman Nasrudin (Lunas) and Dr Robert Ling Kui Ee (Sidam) — both from PKR, who announced that they quit the party today. — Bernama
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Malaysia's parliament sitting on May 18 will only feature royal address: Speaker
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's parliament sitting on May 18 will only convene for a speech by the Malaysian king, speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusoff said on Wednesday (May 13).
This could mean that Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s proposed vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will not see the light of the day in this sitting.
In a media statement, Mr Mohamad Ariff said he received a letter from Mr Muhyiddin, the leader of the House, informing him that the government has made the decision to change the meeting agenda since the spread of COVID-19 has not abated fully.
The speaker outlined that the speech by King Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is scheduled for 10am and there will be no meeting after the speech.
"This amendment is in line with the Parliament's Standing Orders 11(2) and 15(2)," Mr Mohamad Ariff said.
It was reported previously that the one-day sitting would feature a royal address, followed by government motions and bills.
Last Friday, the speaker announced that he had accepted Dr Mahathir’s motion for a vote of no-confidence against Mr Muhyiddin, which stated that the latter does not have the confidence of the majority of the Members of Parliament.
However, it was not spelt out in the Friday statement whether the motion would be debated in the upcoming one-day sitting on May 18.
This will be the current government's first parliament sitting since Mr Muhyiddin replaced Dr Mahathir as the prime minister on Mar 1, following a week of power struggle in Putrajaya.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's parliament sitting on May 18 will only convene for a speech by the Malaysian king, speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusoff said on Wednesday (May 13).
This could mean that Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s proposed vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will not see the light of the day in this sitting.
In a media statement, Mr Mohamad Ariff said he received a letter from Mr Muhyiddin, the leader of the House, informing him that the government has made the decision to change the meeting agenda since the spread of COVID-19 has not abated fully.
The speaker outlined that the speech by King Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is scheduled for 10am and there will be no meeting after the speech.
"This amendment is in line with the Parliament's Standing Orders 11(2) and 15(2)," Mr Mohamad Ariff said.
It was reported previously that the one-day sitting would feature a royal address, followed by government motions and bills.
Last Friday, the speaker announced that he had accepted Dr Mahathir’s motion for a vote of no-confidence against Mr Muhyiddin, which stated that the latter does not have the confidence of the majority of the Members of Parliament.
However, it was not spelt out in the Friday statement whether the motion would be debated in the upcoming one-day sitting on May 18.
This will be the current government's first parliament sitting since Mr Muhyiddin replaced Dr Mahathir as the prime minister on Mar 1, following a week of power struggle in Putrajaya.
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Is Muhyiddin a legitimate PM? Then prove support in Parliament, Dr M says | Malay Mail
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (left) and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad are seen in Shah Alam in this file picture taken on March 27, 2016. — Reuters pic
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (left) and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad are seen in Shah Alam in this file picture taken on March 27, 2016. — Reuters pic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s position as a prime minister is not legitimate unless he can prove he has the majority support in Parliament when he took his oath of office, said his predecessor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
In a video statement today, Dr Mahathir said that by disallowing any form of debates in the Dewan Rakyat when MPs meet on May 18, Muhyiddin has lost the opportunity to prove that he does have the support of the Lower House.
“I don’t think Muhyiddin’s appointment is legitimate. When he took his oath of office, he swore he has the majority support. I want to know if this is true and the House can determine if at the material time he swore the oath, did he have the majority support.
“Now he said he has the majority support because he has offered many positions to even my supporters. But at the material time, did he have evidence of the majority? We have 114 signatures supporting a different candidate.
“Even though it was someone else’s decision (to appoint Muhyiddin), but because Parliament didn’t convene, the matter was never raised. By law, the Agong will appoint the person he believes to have the majority support of the Lower House.
“This can be determined when the Lower House meets, but we are not allowed to meet. This means there’s no support for Muhyiddin as prime minister because the Lower House cannot convene to determine whether or not he has majority support on the day he took his oath,” he said.
Dr Mahathir, who is also the chairman for Muhyiddin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia party, questioned the point of the one-day meeting when no debates after the Agong’s address are allowed.
The Langkawi MP claimed that the government’s decision on this matter is unlawful and is against the House’s regulations and Standing Orders.
Dr Mahathir had submitted a motion of no confidence against Muhyiddin which was approved for debate by Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof.
Earlier today, Mohamad Ariff said the Dewan Rakyat proceeding on May 18 will end immediately after the Agong delivers the Royal Address with no debate scheduled for the remainder of the day.
The decision was reached by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on health concerns, Ariff said in a statement issued this afternoon, citing the ongoing government effort to contain Covid-19.
Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration has received multiple criticisms and brickbats from all facets of society, especially the online community, since he took office and especially after he announced the one-day Parliament meeting.
Even his own so-called allies from Umno has attacked Muhyiddin for not giving enough seats to bigger component parties in the ruling coalition, with Umno’s number two Datuk Mohamad Hasan claiming that PN does not exists as it was never officially formalised.
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (left) and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad are seen in Shah Alam in this file picture taken on March 27, 2016. — Reuters pic
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (left) and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad are seen in Shah Alam in this file picture taken on March 27, 2016. — Reuters pic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s position as a prime minister is not legitimate unless he can prove he has the majority support in Parliament when he took his oath of office, said his predecessor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
In a video statement today, Dr Mahathir said that by disallowing any form of debates in the Dewan Rakyat when MPs meet on May 18, Muhyiddin has lost the opportunity to prove that he does have the support of the Lower House.
“I don’t think Muhyiddin’s appointment is legitimate. When he took his oath of office, he swore he has the majority support. I want to know if this is true and the House can determine if at the material time he swore the oath, did he have the majority support.
“Now he said he has the majority support because he has offered many positions to even my supporters. But at the material time, did he have evidence of the majority? We have 114 signatures supporting a different candidate.
“Even though it was someone else’s decision (to appoint Muhyiddin), but because Parliament didn’t convene, the matter was never raised. By law, the Agong will appoint the person he believes to have the majority support of the Lower House.
“This can be determined when the Lower House meets, but we are not allowed to meet. This means there’s no support for Muhyiddin as prime minister because the Lower House cannot convene to determine whether or not he has majority support on the day he took his oath,” he said.
Dr Mahathir, who is also the chairman for Muhyiddin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia party, questioned the point of the one-day meeting when no debates after the Agong’s address are allowed.
The Langkawi MP claimed that the government’s decision on this matter is unlawful and is against the House’s regulations and Standing Orders.
Dr Mahathir had submitted a motion of no confidence against Muhyiddin which was approved for debate by Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof.
Earlier today, Mohamad Ariff said the Dewan Rakyat proceeding on May 18 will end immediately after the Agong delivers the Royal Address with no debate scheduled for the remainder of the day.
The decision was reached by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on health concerns, Ariff said in a statement issued this afternoon, citing the ongoing government effort to contain Covid-19.
Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration has received multiple criticisms and brickbats from all facets of society, especially the online community, since he took office and especially after he announced the one-day Parliament meeting.
Even his own so-called allies from Umno has attacked Muhyiddin for not giving enough seats to bigger component parties in the ruling coalition, with Umno’s number two Datuk Mohamad Hasan claiming that PN does not exists as it was never officially formalised.
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Because he was elected to form government with Pakatan not UMNO. That he moved over to join UMNO makes him illegitimate. The only way to prove that he has the mandate is to go for an election now.
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The vote of no-confidence cannot be delayed forever.
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The one-day parliamentary session was held to conform to the law that if not held
within six months of the last session, parliament not valid. They need the time to
buy over more frog MPs, who are holding up for higher valuations of their loyalty,
or lack of.
within six months of the last session, parliament not valid. They need the time to
buy over more frog MPs, who are holding up for higher valuations of their loyalty,
or lack of.
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It can be delayed long enough for ah din to buy votes
Citing health concerns, Speaker says no debate in Dewan Rakyat on May 18 sitting | Malay Mail
Speaker Datuk Mohammad Ariff Md Yusof speaks at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur July 26, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Speaker Datuk Mohammad Ariff Md Yusof speaks at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur July 26, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The Dewan Rakyat proceeding on May 18 will end immediately after the Agong delivers the Royal Address with no debate scheduled for the remainder of the day, Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Mohd Md Yusof announced today.
The decision was reached by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on health concerns, Ariff said in a statement issued this afternoon, citing the ongoing government effort to contain Covid-19.
“Let it be known that I have received a notice signed by the prime minister who as head of Council had notified me that the government had decided that the Order of the First Proceeding of the Third Term, the 14th Parliament, will be amended,” the statement read.
The government has the power to amend the schedule under Parliamentary Standing Order 11(2) and 15(2), Ariff said.
The Opposition has been pressuring Muhyiddin to extend Monday’s sitting for at least two days, citing concerns over the lack of time to scrutinise the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration’s response to the Covid-19 crisis.
Muhyiddin’s government had unveiled several “stimulus” packages worth RM260 billion in March and early April in a bid to cushion the pandemic’s impact on the economy, but without Parliament approval.
Speculation is rife that Pakatan Harapan (PH) could use the opportunity to slide a motion of no-confidence against the sitting prime minister.
Talk about the move to depose Muhyiddin has been building since the political crisis sparked by Bersatu’s defection from PH just before the coronavirus outbreak turned into a national emergency.
Two days ago, Mohamad Ariff confirmed that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had submitted a no-confidence motion to be tabled in Dewan Rakyat, but did not specify a date for the vote to be called.
Muhyiddin pledged on March 28 that all spending on the crisis will go through the Dewan Rakyat amid criticism over his government’s handling of the crisis.
At the same time, his party colleague Dr Mahathir, who has labelled Muhyiddin a minority prime minister, is mounting a serious challenge for political control.
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THE government’s decision to limit the one-day Parliament sitting to just the Royal Address is in breach of parliamentary rules and regulations, said Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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Azmin's Gas Tank Is Showing Red On The Dial And Starting To Flicker.....
Azmin's Gas Tank Is Showing Red On The Dial And Starting To Flicker.....
13 May 2020
The constitution demands that a new prime minister, once nominated by the Agong, must seal his legitimacy by proving his majority in Parliament (the supreme ruling body of Malaysia in its capacity as the representative of the will of the people).
The constitution assumes that this would be an immediate process following nomination, but, just in case, it rules that there must be no gap of more than six months between sessions and that date comes up on May 18th. Having postponed this reckoning for as long as he constitutionally can ‘PM8′ called the sitting on the last day possible under the law.
Even so, he has used the excuse of Covid 19 to attempt to turn the event into a sham showcase rather than a genuine sitting.
Parliament is needed to legitimise the massive increases in the public budget and to legitimise the proposed ‘PM8′. All over the world parliaments have sat and debated such emergency packages during the Covid 19 crisis in order to give legitimacy to the further borrowing being authorised by governments to get countries through the pandemic.
Except Malaysia, where the increasingly panicked coup coalition have realised they still can’t make up their numbers and have been postponing parliament to avoid the danger of being voted out on their ears before they ever legally take up their ministerial positions and fancy self-awarded GLC jobs.
What this crucially means is that ‘PM8′ has failed to legitimise Malaysia’s increased borrowing plans, which means the country’s coffers are running out of juice to pay for all the expenses of Covid 19. And in parallel the desperado Azmin Ali, who hiked ‘PM8′ along with him into the front seat of his runaway political coup is starting to hear his own engine splutter.
The strategy for the May 18th showcase sitting had been to achieve the bogus legitimacy these chancers craved by producing the full shoulder-rubbing pomp and ceremony of a royal opening of Parliament, which could then be showcased on TV as if to confirm the position of ‘PM8′ before (they hoped) budget was raced through without debate and parliament could then be shut for another six months – as if that stuck to the constitutional rules, which it doesn’t. It was a blatant hoax intended to fool enough people for them to continue to pretend to be the government and dig into what money there was to share.
Naturally, the majority ‘opposition’ parties (that status is yet to be confirmed in the absence of a vote) have pushed back. Quite rightly, they have tabled a vote of No Confidence in ‘PM8′ and quite rightly the Speaker complied. With out much doubt any budget would have been treated with the same respect, had ‘PM8′ failed to rally a majority, – i.e. it would be voted down until matters were arranged to the satisfaction of most MPs.
Once the Speaker made his ruling, the coup conspirators and their leader Azmin, realised they were staring calamity in the face. The plan wasn’t going to work now the temporarily divided opposition, earlier shocked by the treachery of Azmin and of ‘PM8′, had rallied their ranks.
The further unmasking of Muhyiddin’s duplicity with an audio released in the past few hours proving how he had pledged his loyalty to Mahathir at the Bersatu Supreme Council meeting only to within hours hitch himself to Azmin’s ‘Sheraton Move’ in return for the top job, has cemented the situation.
No one can any longer in doubt as to who betrayed who along with their voters.
Muhyiddin has likewise in the past couple of days been caught out attempting a secret convening of Bersatu further back-stabbing exercise, by voting out his former boss and allies in their absence. Party rank and file have responded by demanding he and his fellow conspirator MPs should themselves be voted out of the party for betraying its stated principles and swapping sides without consulting the membership itself.
This same divided and treacherous crew are likewise resented by the bigger parties in the PN coalition, which they have demanded to lead as their reward for betraying their own side. That resentment is heightened by the hard reality that neither ‘Moo’ nor Azmin himself, the architect of all these moves, have actually succeeded in bringing with them enough promised MPs to make a majority, let alone win this No Confidence motion or get through a budget.
“They have less than 90 MPs”
one source who has been in the thick of the carpet-bagging of the past few weeks has confided to Sarawak Report, and that is after weeks of attempting to bribe MPs over and seduce the rag tag of rivalling PN parties with jobs and bribes.
So, today a panic reaction, once again in the name of Covid 19, which would cause laughter if the situation were not so grave. The Puppet ‘PM8′ has issued an order that for ‘safety reasons’ only the opening ceremony can be held for this Parliamentary sitting demanded under the constitution – absolutely no actual business whatsoever in terms of votes or budgets.
We can't allow a vote because we would lose it!
We can’t allow a vote because we would lose it!
This from a leader whose deputy Azmin Ali has spent the past week threatening states with legal action if they delay in sending people back to work immediately. People must get to work and MPs must come to Parliament, but the MPs must not work, says Azmin.
Zero Credibility And Now Running On Fumes
The Azmin/Muhyiddin credibility graph has taken a fatal blow from such blatant cowardliness today and for using such a pathetic worn excuse just as the rest of the country is being told to get to work.
However, as SR has earlier pointed out, this is a coalition led and supported by desperate fellows who are living from day to day following an ill-founded attempt to snatch power as a last resort to to attempt to bludgeon a way out of their own political difficulties and tussles with the law.
They may hang on to live another day at the wheel of the runaway truck that is the PN Government, by avoiding the issues and defying the constitution and refusing to let Parliament vote on an excuse the entire world can see as a nonsense last minute change of mind, after themselves relaxing the rules on Covid, to save their necks.
However, if they do survive Monday and start to claim their bogus opening ceremony has somehow ‘legitimised’ their government, no one knows better than the man in the driving seat of this runaway cab and his hapless passenger PM, that the dial has run dangerously low on that flickering fuel gauge and they are on borrowed time with the engine starting to splutter and slow.
They know that Malaysia’ finances are running out and borrowing is a problem when you have no cred. It is why they earlier tried to risk abiding by the law and voting through the budget, before they realised the opposition had re-grouped, and it is why Azmin is threatening people to risk their safety by going back to work (except MPs).
For Malaysia Inc to continue to be able to pay the bills it needs to be able to extend its deficit, which means persuading the finance folk to lend them money. This the ‘PM8′ government will not be able to do, whatever blandishments Azmin seeks to bring, if ‘PM8′ has proven himself too scaredy cat to call a legitimising vote.
Who lends to an illegitimate concern? What security will the world of international finance and analysis decide pertains to a country with an unstable transition government following a minority coup?
It hardly helps that the country’s greatest asset, the value of its oil, has just fallen through the floor or that senior members of the coup coalition are world famous financial criminals. Petronas’s ability to contribute to the government’s revenue has just roughly halved this year and any money there is in vulnerable to proven kleptocrats once more.
At some point, therefore (one suggests very soon) the fuel is simply going to run out on Azmin’s runaway truck. The money to bail out Malaysia will only become available when it can be legitimately lent and borrowed and that takes proof of a Parliamentary majority.
Azmin and Moo have simply failed to pull that one together. Others have it, not them.
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Azmin's Gas Tank Is Showing Red On The Dial And Starting To Flicker.....
13 May 2020
The constitution demands that a new prime minister, once nominated by the Agong, must seal his legitimacy by proving his majority in Parliament (the supreme ruling body of Malaysia in its capacity as the representative of the will of the people).
The constitution assumes that this would be an immediate process following nomination, but, just in case, it rules that there must be no gap of more than six months between sessions and that date comes up on May 18th. Having postponed this reckoning for as long as he constitutionally can ‘PM8′ called the sitting on the last day possible under the law.
Even so, he has used the excuse of Covid 19 to attempt to turn the event into a sham showcase rather than a genuine sitting.
Parliament is needed to legitimise the massive increases in the public budget and to legitimise the proposed ‘PM8′. All over the world parliaments have sat and debated such emergency packages during the Covid 19 crisis in order to give legitimacy to the further borrowing being authorised by governments to get countries through the pandemic.
Except Malaysia, where the increasingly panicked coup coalition have realised they still can’t make up their numbers and have been postponing parliament to avoid the danger of being voted out on their ears before they ever legally take up their ministerial positions and fancy self-awarded GLC jobs.
What this crucially means is that ‘PM8′ has failed to legitimise Malaysia’s increased borrowing plans, which means the country’s coffers are running out of juice to pay for all the expenses of Covid 19. And in parallel the desperado Azmin Ali, who hiked ‘PM8′ along with him into the front seat of his runaway political coup is starting to hear his own engine splutter.
The strategy for the May 18th showcase sitting had been to achieve the bogus legitimacy these chancers craved by producing the full shoulder-rubbing pomp and ceremony of a royal opening of Parliament, which could then be showcased on TV as if to confirm the position of ‘PM8′ before (they hoped) budget was raced through without debate and parliament could then be shut for another six months – as if that stuck to the constitutional rules, which it doesn’t. It was a blatant hoax intended to fool enough people for them to continue to pretend to be the government and dig into what money there was to share.
Naturally, the majority ‘opposition’ parties (that status is yet to be confirmed in the absence of a vote) have pushed back. Quite rightly, they have tabled a vote of No Confidence in ‘PM8′ and quite rightly the Speaker complied. With out much doubt any budget would have been treated with the same respect, had ‘PM8′ failed to rally a majority, – i.e. it would be voted down until matters were arranged to the satisfaction of most MPs.
Once the Speaker made his ruling, the coup conspirators and their leader Azmin, realised they were staring calamity in the face. The plan wasn’t going to work now the temporarily divided opposition, earlier shocked by the treachery of Azmin and of ‘PM8′, had rallied their ranks.
The further unmasking of Muhyiddin’s duplicity with an audio released in the past few hours proving how he had pledged his loyalty to Mahathir at the Bersatu Supreme Council meeting only to within hours hitch himself to Azmin’s ‘Sheraton Move’ in return for the top job, has cemented the situation.
No one can any longer in doubt as to who betrayed who along with their voters.
Muhyiddin has likewise in the past couple of days been caught out attempting a secret convening of Bersatu further back-stabbing exercise, by voting out his former boss and allies in their absence. Party rank and file have responded by demanding he and his fellow conspirator MPs should themselves be voted out of the party for betraying its stated principles and swapping sides without consulting the membership itself.
This same divided and treacherous crew are likewise resented by the bigger parties in the PN coalition, which they have demanded to lead as their reward for betraying their own side. That resentment is heightened by the hard reality that neither ‘Moo’ nor Azmin himself, the architect of all these moves, have actually succeeded in bringing with them enough promised MPs to make a majority, let alone win this No Confidence motion or get through a budget.
“They have less than 90 MPs”
one source who has been in the thick of the carpet-bagging of the past few weeks has confided to Sarawak Report, and that is after weeks of attempting to bribe MPs over and seduce the rag tag of rivalling PN parties with jobs and bribes.
So, today a panic reaction, once again in the name of Covid 19, which would cause laughter if the situation were not so grave. The Puppet ‘PM8′ has issued an order that for ‘safety reasons’ only the opening ceremony can be held for this Parliamentary sitting demanded under the constitution – absolutely no actual business whatsoever in terms of votes or budgets.
We can't allow a vote because we would lose it!
We can’t allow a vote because we would lose it!
This from a leader whose deputy Azmin Ali has spent the past week threatening states with legal action if they delay in sending people back to work immediately. People must get to work and MPs must come to Parliament, but the MPs must not work, says Azmin.
Zero Credibility And Now Running On Fumes
The Azmin/Muhyiddin credibility graph has taken a fatal blow from such blatant cowardliness today and for using such a pathetic worn excuse just as the rest of the country is being told to get to work.
However, as SR has earlier pointed out, this is a coalition led and supported by desperate fellows who are living from day to day following an ill-founded attempt to snatch power as a last resort to to attempt to bludgeon a way out of their own political difficulties and tussles with the law.
They may hang on to live another day at the wheel of the runaway truck that is the PN Government, by avoiding the issues and defying the constitution and refusing to let Parliament vote on an excuse the entire world can see as a nonsense last minute change of mind, after themselves relaxing the rules on Covid, to save their necks.
However, if they do survive Monday and start to claim their bogus opening ceremony has somehow ‘legitimised’ their government, no one knows better than the man in the driving seat of this runaway cab and his hapless passenger PM, that the dial has run dangerously low on that flickering fuel gauge and they are on borrowed time with the engine starting to splutter and slow.
They know that Malaysia’ finances are running out and borrowing is a problem when you have no cred. It is why they earlier tried to risk abiding by the law and voting through the budget, before they realised the opposition had re-grouped, and it is why Azmin is threatening people to risk their safety by going back to work (except MPs).
For Malaysia Inc to continue to be able to pay the bills it needs to be able to extend its deficit, which means persuading the finance folk to lend them money. This the ‘PM8′ government will not be able to do, whatever blandishments Azmin seeks to bring, if ‘PM8′ has proven himself too scaredy cat to call a legitimising vote.
Who lends to an illegitimate concern? What security will the world of international finance and analysis decide pertains to a country with an unstable transition government following a minority coup?
It hardly helps that the country’s greatest asset, the value of its oil, has just fallen through the floor or that senior members of the coup coalition are world famous financial criminals. Petronas’s ability to contribute to the government’s revenue has just roughly halved this year and any money there is in vulnerable to proven kleptocrats once more.
At some point, therefore (one suggests very soon) the fuel is simply going to run out on Azmin’s runaway truck. The money to bail out Malaysia will only become available when it can be legitimately lent and borrowed and that takes proof of a Parliamentary majority.
Azmin and Moo have simply failed to pull that one together. Others have it, not them.
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Dewan Rakyat Secretary replaced over ‘no-confidence’ motion fiasco | Malay Mail
Senator Yusmadi Yusoff questioned the validity of the move as Riduan was appointed to the position less than three months ago by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. — Bernama pic
Senator Yusmadi Yusoff questioned the validity of the move as Riduan was appointed to the position less than three months ago by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Secretary to the Dewan Rakyat (SUDR) Riduan Rahmat, who was appointed on February 22 is being replaced over the hullabaloo surrounding a no-confidence motion.
Malay Mail understands that Riduan will be posted as the Dewan Negara management secretary, a point lower than his previous post as the Secretary to the Dewan Negara which he held from 2014 until earlier this year.
A source from the Parliament said that the matter was likely caused by a no-confidence motion from the Opposition against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“SUDR was said to try to keep the no-confidence motion by Tun Dr Mahathir and Datuk Seri Shafie a secret,” said the source who wished to remain anonymous.
Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Yusof today released a statement confirming former Deputy Department Secretary, Cabinet, Constitution and Inter-Government Relation Division in Prime Minister’s Department Nizam Mydin Bacha Mydin has been named as Riduan’s replacement.
“I would like to record the highest appreciation and thanks to Mr Riduan Rahmat on all of his services and contributions as the 13th Secretary to Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysia Parliament since February 22, 2020,” the statement read.
Senator Yusmadi Yusoff confirmed the matter to Malay Mail today, questioning the validity of the move as Riduan was appointed to the position less than three months ago by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.
He also said that the PN government should not interfere with Parliament appointments.
“The SUDR post is a prestigious post that was appointed by and with the consent of Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.
“Riduan is an experienced Parliamentary staff which has been vital in Parliamentary independence and reforms over the years and he was appointed through the Parliamentary Services Act.
“The government after 2018 has always prided itself on focusing on Parliamentary reforms and the independence of the Parliament,” he told Malay Mail
Yusmadi added that Parliament should be administered by qualified candidates under the separation of powers doctrine as enshrined under the Federal Constitution.
“Anyone who replaces Riduan should be an independent, experienced, and qualified personnel.
“It should not be someone from the executive branch which will be biased towards the government.
“I want the PN government to explain the matter,” he said.
Riduan was appointed Secretary to the Dewan Rakyat effective February 22, succeeding Datuk Roosme Hamzah, whose one-year contract ended after she went on a mandatory retirement on February 22.
Riduan, 55, holds a Bachelor of Administration and Business (Human Resource Management) degree from Universiti Teknologi Mara and a Master of Social Science (Political Science) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
He joined the civil service as an administrative officer at the Parliament of Malaysia on January 31,1989 and has served as Dewan Negara Secretary since September 8, 2014.
Nizam was a former lawyer who joined the government service as an Administrative and Diplomatic Service Officer (PTD) at PMO in 2005.
Last week, the media reported that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is seeking to move a no-confidence motion in Parliament against his successor, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, when Parliament convenes on May 18.
The letter dated May 4 sent by Tun Dr Mahathir to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Mohammad Ariff, stated the former’s intention to table the motion as Muhyiddin does not have the majority support of Members of Parliament to remain as prime minister.
It comes after Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal earlier sought a motion of confidence in Dr Mahathir in a letter to Ariff that went viral on social media late on Wednesday (May 6).
Senator Yusmadi Yusoff questioned the validity of the move as Riduan was appointed to the position less than three months ago by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. — Bernama pic
Senator Yusmadi Yusoff questioned the validity of the move as Riduan was appointed to the position less than three months ago by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Secretary to the Dewan Rakyat (SUDR) Riduan Rahmat, who was appointed on February 22 is being replaced over the hullabaloo surrounding a no-confidence motion.
Malay Mail understands that Riduan will be posted as the Dewan Negara management secretary, a point lower than his previous post as the Secretary to the Dewan Negara which he held from 2014 until earlier this year.
A source from the Parliament said that the matter was likely caused by a no-confidence motion from the Opposition against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“SUDR was said to try to keep the no-confidence motion by Tun Dr Mahathir and Datuk Seri Shafie a secret,” said the source who wished to remain anonymous.
Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Yusof today released a statement confirming former Deputy Department Secretary, Cabinet, Constitution and Inter-Government Relation Division in Prime Minister’s Department Nizam Mydin Bacha Mydin has been named as Riduan’s replacement.
“I would like to record the highest appreciation and thanks to Mr Riduan Rahmat on all of his services and contributions as the 13th Secretary to Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysia Parliament since February 22, 2020,” the statement read.
Senator Yusmadi Yusoff confirmed the matter to Malay Mail today, questioning the validity of the move as Riduan was appointed to the position less than three months ago by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.
He also said that the PN government should not interfere with Parliament appointments.
“The SUDR post is a prestigious post that was appointed by and with the consent of Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.
“Riduan is an experienced Parliamentary staff which has been vital in Parliamentary independence and reforms over the years and he was appointed through the Parliamentary Services Act.
“The government after 2018 has always prided itself on focusing on Parliamentary reforms and the independence of the Parliament,” he told Malay Mail
Yusmadi added that Parliament should be administered by qualified candidates under the separation of powers doctrine as enshrined under the Federal Constitution.
“Anyone who replaces Riduan should be an independent, experienced, and qualified personnel.
“It should not be someone from the executive branch which will be biased towards the government.
“I want the PN government to explain the matter,” he said.
Riduan was appointed Secretary to the Dewan Rakyat effective February 22, succeeding Datuk Roosme Hamzah, whose one-year contract ended after she went on a mandatory retirement on February 22.
Riduan, 55, holds a Bachelor of Administration and Business (Human Resource Management) degree from Universiti Teknologi Mara and a Master of Social Science (Political Science) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
He joined the civil service as an administrative officer at the Parliament of Malaysia on January 31,1989 and has served as Dewan Negara Secretary since September 8, 2014.
Nizam was a former lawyer who joined the government service as an Administrative and Diplomatic Service Officer (PTD) at PMO in 2005.
Last week, the media reported that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is seeking to move a no-confidence motion in Parliament against his successor, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, when Parliament convenes on May 18.
The letter dated May 4 sent by Tun Dr Mahathir to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Mohammad Ariff, stated the former’s intention to table the motion as Muhyiddin does not have the majority support of Members of Parliament to remain as prime minister.
It comes after Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal earlier sought a motion of confidence in Dr Mahathir in a letter to Ariff that went viral on social media late on Wednesday (May 6).
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