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Malaysiakini
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Stop family drama, bring real economic change, PAS MP tells govt
A PAS leader today urged Malaysians to punish the Anwar Ibrahim-led government in the next general election over its alleged failure in managing the economy. In a cryptic statement, Bachok MP Syahir Sulaiman claimed the government was only dishing out a 'family drama' and chanting slogans instead of bringing real changes that benefit the people. 'If the Madani economy is a theatrical performance...
South China Morning Post
20-03-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Call by Malaysia's DAP for two-term limit for prime minister draws PAS' rebuke
A proposal to limit the tenure of the Malaysian prime minister's office to two five-year terms has reignited debate over who can be the country's leader, with the largest opposition party pushing to restrict it to Malay Muslims to safeguard Islam's position as the state religion. Advertisement Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has ordered the cabinet to study a two-term limit after agreeing to the proposal from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), his coalition government's largest party, which relies on support from ethnic Chinese and Indian Malaysians. The move comes after the DAP mooted the idea on Sunday at its general assembly. However, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), the largest party in parliament and the opposition bloc's dominant partner, said any amendments concerning the prime minister's office should entail racial requirements. Bachok MP Syahir Sulaiman, political secretary to PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang, said the debate should be expanded to include racial and religious criteria, arguing the country's leaders should 'profess Islam'. The Malaysian constitution currently makes no provision for term limits and who can be prime minister beyond the stipulation that appointment for the role is the sole discretion of the king, who must pick someone he believes has majority support in parliament. Advertisement
