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requires the EC to lean on the side of not altering constituency boundaries where possible. This inclination is mirrored in the procedural provisions of the Thirteenth Schedule. If no boundary alteration is proposed, then the EC does not have to consult the public on retaining the exi...
23 May 2013 | Bolehland | Posted by Aerie Rahman Aerie Rahman feels a chill sweeping into London, all the way from Malaysia. Despite it being Spring, London is chilly. Malaysia, so I hear, is extremely hot right now, with friends and family members telling me that the current heat wav...
Further, section 4(1) states that the right to assemble does not encompass a “street protest” and that effectively, a “street protest” is illegal. However, the definition of “street protest” is unduly broad and unreasonable. Under section 3, a street protest is an open air assembly wh...
To oil the wheels of migration, your humble servant has a few proposals that Zahid Hamidi should forward to the cabinet. The first is to freeze the efforts of Talentcorp. Don’t get me wrong, Johan Merican is a smart guy. But luring in people who left the country by providing material ...
Considering the rights of the child and examining the real reasons behind the abhorrent and cruel practice of child marriages that are so often justified by perpetrators with religious doctrine. I’ve come across many comments justifying child marriages as an attempt to emulate the sun...
“On a careful and considered examination….of the alleged statement….I can only conclude,….that the words allegedly uttered….in the context of an election campaign often conducted with a fervour calculated to outdo even the Befrienders and invariably pregnant with partisan promises and...
A History of Malapportionment: How BN Can Win 59.9% Seats with 46.8% Votes 7 May 2013 | Bolehland | Posted by Andrew Yong Our Merdeka Constitution originally provided for an independent EC to assign seats to each State based on population, and to divide each State into constituencies,...
And as for the collapse in the economy, for many years, our economy has been running on auto-pilot. I, for one, do not believe our economy will collapse because I believe in our people. Our economy isn’t run by the government. They have a part to play, yes, but WE the people, play a b...
