Bersatu blows hot and cold
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Bersatu blows hot and cold
LCS deflection
Mothers' rights upended
Bersatu blows hot and cold
PN-lynchpin party Bersatu is blowing hot and cold on whether or not to continue being part of the Ismail Sabri Yaakob government.
Bersatu is reportedly mulling pulling out the coalition's support for Ismail Sabri after the prime minister allegedly cancelled a meeting with PN on their demand for a DPM spot.
However, for now at least, PN's ministers are playing the political stability card in staying on as part of the government.
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LCS deflection
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claimed he has nothing to do with the littoral combat ships’ (LCS) fiasco.
He claimed this is because the contract was only awarded after his time as defence minister from 2009 and 2013.
However, it is public knowledge that the letter of award was given in 2011, and this timeline is attested to even by Zahid's ally and former boss Najib Abdul Razak.
However, the contract was only signed in 2014.
Nonetheless, a PAC report on the LCS project showed that Zahid had approved a change of design in the ships in 2011 - going against the navy's wishes.
The navy chief at the time also wrote five protest letters to Zahid.
The Umno president appeared to imply that the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) - the majority owner of Boustead Holdings - had more say on the LCS project.
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Mothers' rights upended
The right of Malaysian women to confer citizenship on their offsprings born overseas to foreign fathers has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.
The appellate court, in a 2-1 ruling, found that the High Court had erred in using a constitutional guarantee of equality to equate the word ‘father’ to also mean ‘mother’ on citizenship rules.
The court also said any changes in citizenship rules required Parliament to pass constitutional amendments.
The mothers who took the matter to court will escalate this matter to the Federal Court.
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The former PKR and Bersatu rep said he was fulfilling his constituent's wishes.
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A tall wire fence has been erected around Padang Merbok - a popular gathering spot for protesters heading to Parliament.
DBKL says the fence was necessary to keep the field in good condition.
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