Chan Kok Leong
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More young voters adds pressure on Pakatan, says Ketari rep
Government will have to worder harder to fulfil its promises, says Young Syefura Othman.
EC expects to roll out automatic voter registration in 18 months
Chairman Azhar Azizan Harun also says he didn’t favour mandatory voting.
Speaker bans insults from parliamentary debate
Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof moves to prevent gutter-sniping, bring more civilised tone, speed up discussion.
Speaker dismisses BN challenge over Guan Eng ‘robbing’ comment
Ariff not referring Finance Minister to Rights and Privileges Committee prompts some opposition MPs to walk out.
No inheritance tax in Budget 2020, says Guan Eng
Finance minister also reveals Putrajaya has collected RM91.87 million from RPGT.
Only 2nd time govt without super majority amends constitution
Before Pakatan-era voting age bill, 'Sensitive Matters Amendment' was passed following 1969 racial riots.
Pakatan makes history with passing of bill to lower voting age
211 out of 222 MPs across the political divide vote in favour of amending federal constitution.
Pakatan set to push through voting age bill tonight
Pact looks all but certain to make its first constitutional amendment since taking over Putrajaya last year.
Lower voting age must come with permission for opposition to visit schools, says BN rep
It would be unfair to deprive us of access to younger voters, says Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
More than half of Malaysia can vote with new bill, says Dr Mahathir
A lower voting age coupled with automatic voter registration is expected to bring the number of voters to 22.7 million.
Will opposition back Undi 18 today?
Analysts say Pakatan Harapan likely to succeed in bid to lower minimum age of voting and election candidacy via constitutional amendments.
PM, youth minister write to all MPs to rally support for lower voting age
Dr Mahathir and Syed Saddiq urge parliamentarians to cross party lines and support constitutional amendment
No instructions from Finance Ministry to seize RM1 billion from China firm
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says further questions should be directed at the enforcement agency responsible for the seizure.
BN govt broke law by keeping GST refunds in wrong account, A-G says
Act of moving tax revenue into Consolidated Account is in itself a breach of basic trust law principles, says Tommy Thomas.
Najib should be investigated for violating GST refunds rules, say DAP MPs
They say the PAC has confirmed that the refund was used to finance other government expenses.
