PETALING JAYA: The proposal for a special law to be enacted to prevent attempts to bring down a sitting government should not be described as the Fixed-term Parliament Act (FTPA), says a former Dewan Rakyat speaker.

Kuala Lumpur: Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has proposed that a special bill be tabled to prevent any future attempt at overthrowing an elected government.

Kuala Lumpur: There is nothing to restrict the public prosecutor from discontinuing a criminal case against an accused person even after his defence is called, the High Court heard today.

PETALING JAYA: Two analysts see the decision by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to defer entering into an electoral pact for the next state polls in Sabah as a move to placate Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Umno is currently focussing on strengthening the party at all levels in the state before considering collaboration with other parties in the upcoming Sabah state elections.

PETALING JAYA: Umno will only decide on any electoral pact for the Sabah state elections after the state assembly is dissolved, says its president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Kuala Lumpur: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s trip to Sabah is not to intervene in any political turmoil within the state Umno as has been widely reported, political secretary Jamal Nerubi said.

PUTRAJAYA: Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says statutory declarations (SDs) are no longer useful for any backdoor change of government after the introduction of the anti-hopping law in 2022.

PUTRAJAYA: Subsidiaries under the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) which are not generating profits will be closed or revamped as the ministry does not want to continue shouldering the burden, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

PUTRAJAYA: The Bumiputera Economic Congress (KEB) will be held from Feb 29 to March 2 in an effort to set the new direction and approach for the Bumiputera agenda, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi.