Disrespecting DEMOCRACY and the right of peoples' participation in enacting LAWS - Again, 2 Bills will be tabled in Parliament on Monday(23/2/2026), and thereafter will be speedily passed on 2nd or 3rd March??? - and that is the following Monday and Tuesday - so, when will the PEOPLE have the chance to read and provide comments, or more importantly instruct our MPs so they can actively represent the peoples' views. Will the wordings of the Bills be available on the Parliamentary website on Monday, or a few days later. When will MPs have the opportunity to get peoples'(their constituents') feedback - remember MP are the peoples' representative - and should represent the people in Parliament > and not obediently just listen to their party's 'order or instruction' or vote BLINDLY for all government proposed Bills...??? When will Malaysia enjoy TRUE DEMOCRACY - when will get the right and ability to kick out MPs that 'betray the people' fast - those who believe since they won the elections do not have to consult or listen or get their constituents' direction whether they should support a Bill or NOT.
It is so EASY to make available the CONTENTS of Draft Bills that the government wishes to be tabled in Parliament earlier - so people can be involved - be able to highlight their opposition, concerns that ought to be taken to reflect the will of the people.
Draft bills to separate the roles of the attorney-general and public prosecutor, and to limit the prime minister's tenure to two terms, will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday. This was confirmed by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
At a press briefing on the bills today, Azalina said second readings for both bills are scheduled for the following week. Azalina will move the second reading of the bill to separate the roles of the attorney-general (A-G) and public prosecutor (PP) on March 2. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will lead the second reading of the bill to limit the prime minister's term on March 3. - NST, 20/2/2026
Disappointingly, Anwar and his MADANI government still follows the old methods of the then BN regime - WHERE IS THE REFORM? Don't bother for the peoples' opinions...don't give sufficient time for MPs to get their constituents' views that they could raise in Parliament - or even decide whether to OPPOSE, ABSTAIN or SUPPORT...
When BILLS are passed speedily at the Dewan Rakyat(where we have the peoples' reps, the MPs) hurriedly there is a RISK that we may pass bad laws..one recent example is that was that Government Procurement Bill 2025(now an Act), which was GOOD as finally legislated how government procurement is to be done - but a MAJOR consent was the amount of UNCHECKED power it gave the Finance Minister (there was no requirement of even approval by the Cabinet and/or Prime Minister no matter of the amount of money involved - and this is DANGEROUS - there should have been the 'first check and balance' at the Executive level - requiring a mandatory Cabinet approval, more so when it involves a lot of monies???)
Government
Procurement Bill - Too Much Unchecked Power to Finance Minister Anwar
Ibrahim, legal permission to spend even Billions of ringgit without
cabinet or Parliamentary approval?
Government Procurement Bill - Too Much Unchecked Power to Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim, legal permission to spend even Billions of ringgit without cabinet or Parliamentary approval?
NOW, we have a rather UNNECESSARY Act being proposed to LIMIT the Prime Minister's Tenure to 2 terms - but there already exist a Constitutional provision, that says that a Prime Minister can be removed anytime - the moment he LOSES the support/confidence of the majority - so, the people, vide their peoples' representatives them MPs can kick out any Prime Minister at any time [One worry is that the proposed Bill may have another ULTERIOR motive - that is to prevent the removal of any Prime Minister(first choosen by MPs) until the end of his/her maximum term, the coming GE) - so it may be ENSURE that PM Anwar(as in this case) losing his premiership before GE16??? - we do not know whether this is in the BILL or not - as we, the people, have not yet even had sight of the DRAFT Bill or was involved in the drafting....????).
I would not want to give any Prime Minister that kind of 'security' that will prevent the removal of the PM - so, even if we no longer tolerate a PM that is doing things 'adverse' to our country until the end of his/her term - meaning he has the power to cause harm until the next GE - NONSENSE - now any PM can be removed anytime - Najib too, if removed sooner, would we have REDUCED Malaysia's losses suffered by his crimes...IMDB, etc...
Then, to date other than Dr Mahathir, and our first PM Tunku Abdul Rahman, no other PM has served for more than 2 terms >>> so WHAT is the Urgency or RUSH to table such a BILL to limit term of a Prime Minister??? UNLESS, there is something else -- read the BILL when tabled.
Will the BILL limiting the TENURE of the Prime Minister be UNCONSTITUTIONAL? Why? Because the Constitution is MOST clear on the choosing/appointment and the removal of a Prime Minister > The most important element is that the people, vide their representatives, the Members of Parliament, DECIDE - a PM requires the majority support/confidence of all the MPs, and the moment he loses this MAJORITY support, the Prime Minister can no longer remain Prime Minister. (and this power of the people was duly exercised several times after GE14, when we had 3 different Prime Ministers, by reason of loss of support from the majority of MPs - and this power to speedily remove 'BAD' PMs is a core element of our Constitution. Who wants a PM who have lost support of the people to remain? The government composition may not change, but PMs may change - as Muhyiddin was replaced by Ismail Sabri, and PN remained in power until GE15, when after that, a coalition led by PH became government with PM being Anwar Ibrahim).
An important side issue also emerges - Can the independence of an MP be 'compromised' by any kinds of agreement, MOU, etc that prevent MPs to be able to freely withdraw support for a sitting PM? Such agreements should be made 'ILLEGAL' and maybe even criminalized...
Some political parties now expel MPs when they decide to support or not support, contrary to the directives/orders of their party - but thankfully, the anti-hopping law RIGHTLY does not disqualify such MPs from continuing to be MPs - a MP only is disqualified as MP if he leaves the party on his own, or joins another party...and that is RIGHT. The right and independence of any MP should never be compromised by ORDERS of his party, threats of expulsion or even other kinds of pressure. Remember in Malaysia, we vote for the individual person - we do not VOTE for political parties. In Thailand, there is something that are called 'party list candidates' where individuals are voted as MPs, but there is also a 100 MPs that are appointed as party list candidates depending on the number of votes a party gets in an election - where the Party's choices become MPs. In such situation, one can argue that Party list MPs need to follow party orders/directives without fail, but not other MPs who are directly chosen by the people.
The other method that could be used by some 'BAD' Prime Ministers, which could MAYBE be considered 'bribes' OR wrong - this could be even appointments to Cabinet , and other appointments of MPs to government GLCs/GLICS or government agencies positions - as most of this appointments brings with it power and often ADDITIONAL INCOME - and that can make some MPs be 'compelled' to support a sitting Prime Minister as they worry the loss of position, power, additional income and other privileges.
Honestly, Malaysia do not need such kind of MPs, who end sometimes up not acting for the best interest of the people or Malaysia, but rather their OWN self-interest - the loss of power, the loss of position, the loss of extra income, etc..
According to AI, In the Malaysian Cabinet led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as of February 20, 2026, there are 54 Members of Parliament (MPs) serving as ministers or deputy ministers.
In the Malaysia, the number of Ministers and Deputy Ministers have increased significantly since the 1st PM's cabinet of 20 ministers, 5 assistant ministers and 4 parliamentary secretaries, Razak(2nd PM) had 20 ministers, 16 deputy ministers and 9 parliamentary secretaries - and NOW
The 2nd Bill - is about separating the powers of the PP and the AG - This was much needed as the AG(who can also be in the Cabinet) is essentially the government's lawyer, also will represent the government, Ministers and public officers, in trials, also the legal advisor or government, who also has the task of drafting laws for the government. The Public Prosecutor on the other hand should be INDEPENDENT, and to remove 'conflict of interest', the Public Prosecutor must be separate from the AG>
The Public Prosecutor should be wholly responsible for all matters of criminal law enforcement - the Charging, the Conduct of Trials, the power to suddenly stop Criminal Trials(resulting in DISCHARGE/DNAA), and the power to file CRIMINAL appeals - and most importantly, the Public Prosecutor must be INDEPENDENT - and this best includes 'SECURITY FOR TENURE', which should be from date of appointment until date of RETIREMENT...and the Public Prosecutor must NOT be chosen by the Prime Minister or the Executive or Legislative branches of government - but by some Independent Commission/Panel - GOOD also that all proposed Public Prosecutor requires PRIOR PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL...that means, before appointment, Parliament must approve first any candidate.
PUBLIC
APPOINTMENTS (PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL) ACT - Did PM Anwar choose Rafizi
to be Minister because he was PKR Deputy Chief or because he was
qualified to be Minister? Time has come for vetting/approval by
Parliament of PM's proposed Ministers?
This is a GOOD PRACTICE - and Parliamentary Approval should also be introduced for candidates proposed by Prime Minister to become MINISTER - this way, we will get qualified and good persons as Ministers. As it is, there has been too much complaints, about some of the Ministers chosen by this PM Anwar Ibrahim - calls for removal of such 'dissapointing' Ministers have not resulted in their removal...
A MINISTER and/or a DEPUTY MINISTER has so much power given to them by the relevant Acts of Parliament, and worse there is STILL NO LAW, even requiring CABINET or even Prime Minister's approval, and that is VERY DANGEROUS - we need a clear LAW of how the Cabinet operates - what kind of decisions do the Prime Minister or any Minister need Cabinet approval - and what can of decisions can a Minister or Prime Minister act on his/her own - without even getting prior consent from the Prime Minister..
Are all the actions of the HOME Minister or the COMMUNICATION Minister done with the knowledge and approval of the Prime Minister? with the knowledge and approval of the Cabinet? Remember it is the Prime Minister who picks his/her Ministers > so, when any of these Ministers abuse their powers, will the Prime Minister also be liable, including criminally liable for the actions/omissions of his/her chosen Ministers?
What is the CONTENT of the BILLs - we will finally know when the BILLS are tabled...and people must speedily COMMENT and provide input by themselves, or through their MPs...
Some more important LAWS needed - (1) The abolition of pensions for PM, Cabinet, MPs and Senators - they should be under the EPF/KWSP Scheme - and this would safe so much money? Why should we pay pensions until they die, and thereafter to their spouses - and, unlike public officers, who work for the 30 plus years for the government, these MPs/Senators/Cabinet members only serve for a limited time until they are 'kicked out' by the people?? (2) Cabinet Procedure Law - requiring PM and Cabinet approval for all Minister/Deputy Minister's action especially when a lot of monies are involved...Abuse of power of Ministers is now an issue that must be deterred and/or prevented at first instance by the PM/Cabinet or the Executive Branch too...
Bills on A-G separation, PM term limit to be tabled next week
KUALA LUMPUR: Draft bills to separate the roles of the attorney-general and public prosecutor, and to limit the prime minister's tenure to two terms, will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.
This was confirmed by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
At a press briefing on the bills today, Azalina said second readings for both bills are scheduled for the following week.
Azalina will move the second reading of the bill to separate the roles of the attorney-general (A-G) and public prosecutor (PP) on March 2.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will lead the second reading of the bill to limit the prime minister's term on March 3.
Azalina added that a briefing on the bills would be held in Parliament on Monday.
Previously Anwar said the reform to separate the roles of the A-G and the PP would be implemented this year.
In January, Azalina announced that the cabinet had agreed to limit the tenure of Prime Minister to 10 years. - NST, 20/2/2026
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