Abdul Aziz Bari

ADUN SPEAKS | On Mahathir and monarchy

ADUN SPEAKS | On Mahathir and monarchy

The doctor in the house has got the prescription wrong again.
ADUN SPEAKS | High time for Royal Commission of Public Service

ADUN SPEAKS | High time for Royal Commission of Public Service

Political interference claim is also a good reason to set up IPCMC to help police force become more professional.

ADUN SPEAKS | Motion of confidence and dissolution of Parliament

ADUN SPEAKS | Motion of confidence and dissolution of Parliament

ADUN SPEAKS | Careful reading of the Federal Constitution seems to suggest that dissolution is for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to decide.

Leave the civil service alone, trim the cabinet

Leave the civil service alone, trim the cabinet

COMMENT | The civil service is an essential cog in the running of the country. To find bloat, look upwards.

Constitutionally, Najib needs to resign

Constitutionally, Najib needs to resign

COMMENT | Just compare what Najib has been doing with that of his British counterpart, David Cameron.

Cabinet needs to explain China envoy bungle

Cabinet needs to explain China envoy bungle

COMMENT | The episode involving three ministers and a deputy minister shows the cabinet in disarray.

What Westminster system discretion means

What Westminster system discretion means

COMMENT The head of gov't does not hold office at pleasure of the head of state...
Constitutional principles in danger in Selangor

Constitutional principles in danger in Selangor

COMMENT It's troubling that likely candidates for next MB lack majority support.
Sultan 'duty-bound' to right menteri besar crisis

Sultan 'duty-bound' to right menteri besar crisis

COMMENT S’gor ruler can dissolve the House if MB refuses to make request.
Pre-Redzuan, a long list of interference

Pre-Redzuan, a long list of interference

COMMENT When I was in trouble, Saifuddin was the one who stuck up for me.
Bumi affirmative package 'unconstitutional'

Bumi affirmative package 'unconstitutional'

NONE COMMENT 'Given the huge amount of money from the public purse, there is a case for the non-Malays to put up questions.'
Anything to save BN slipping down further

Anything to save BN slipping down further

The perception of the judiciary hinges on facts.
Sultan must act fast to save Perak

Sultan must act fast to save Perak

comment The situation in Perak requires more than just legal acumen; it is in dire need of a great deal of maturity and statesmanship.
King and politics, ball is in the royal court

King and politics, ball is in the royal court

comment Fitness to govern is a grave matter and thus it is inappropriate for us to delay it. Over to you, Your Highness.
Anwar's takeover - king or Parliament?

Anwar's takeover - king or Parliament?

comment The majority group can simply tell the king that they have withdrawn their support from the sitting government but it would need the king to be willing to take a more proactive role.
The king needs to intervene

The king needs to intervene

sultan mizan agong comment Should the king find that the claim of Anwar - that he has got enough MPs to form the government - to be true, then the king should tell PM to tender his resignation.
Caretaker gov't: logic and the law

Caretaker gov't: logic and the law

It is certainly illogical and indeed monstrous to suggest that a caretaker government could initiate new policies or drastic measures such as proclaiming a state of emergency

The King and the Dewan Rakyat

The King and the Dewan Rakyat

The power to dissolve Parliament has been left to the King on grounds that it would be unwise to let the government of the day to do so.
The Federal Constitutions alleged secular nature

The Federal Constitutions alleged secular nature

Kelantan amendments: Rais on thin ice

Kelantan amendments: Rais on thin ice

Federal Court should expand, not limit, Constitutions scope

Federal Court should expand, not limit, Constitutions scope

Dropping charges raises doubts

Dropping charges raises doubts

Constitutional quagmire bogs down Kelantan

Constitutional quagmire bogs down Kelantan

Unwise for politicians to encroach Rulers domains

Unwise for politicians to encroach Rulers domains