So four MPs – Anwar, Azmin, Karpal and Sivarasa – have been suspended from Parliament for six months.
That leaves them with plenty of free time for campaigning! Obviously, the Apco issue has struck a raw nerve somewhere. Apco was supposed to help the government’s public relations but instead the firm itself has become the object of scrutiny and hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Thanks to these highly undemocratic suspensions, a large number of Malaysians will not be looking kindly at the firm – or the government. What a public relations disaster and a serious blow for democracy!
Confused about the present state of the 222-seat Parliament?
BN parties
- Umno – 78
- MCA – 15
- PBB – 14
- Others – 30
BN total – 137 Continue reading »
