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1MDB

There are many issues running in Malaysia and one of the hottest and curious issue is 1MDB Malaysia.1MDB stands for 1Malaysia Development Berhad(1MDB).1MDB was created as Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) which was initiated by the former Menteri Besar Terengganu,Ahmad Said in 2008.Later on 31 st  July 2009,Minister Of Finance took over TIA and named as 1 Malaysia Development Berhad(1MDB).     The purpose of 1MDB is to drive strategic initiatives for long-term economic development for the country by forging global partnership and promoting foreign direct investment.1MDB focuses on strategic development projects in the areas of energy,real estate and tourism.However,1MDB became an ongoing political scandal in Malaysia.Back in 2015,our former Prime Minister Najib Razak was accused of channeling over RM2.67 billion.      Political leader  Anwar Ibrahim  has openly questioned the credentials of 1MDB. He told Parliament that accordi...

The Commotion

           Pretty sure everyone in Malaysia and all over the world is just speechless by the incident that took place in the parliament. It was least expected and it just kept getting hotter and hotter.  As  Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun took his oath of office as the new Speaker of Dewan Rakyat, there was a commotion among the opposition lawmakers. O pposition MPs did not waste any time to voice out their protests against Azhar's, causing a very noisy disorder. DAP's Ngeh Koo Ham, protested saying a 14-day notice on the replacement should be given before any changes take place. He also said it is not fair to other MP's as no other names were given because there was no vacancy.  And as if this wasn't enough, the MP of Baling cut through while MP of Batu Kawan, Kasthuri Patto was stating her points. Kasthuri was questioning the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat as to why there were no female names listed in the parliament committee and just like that Abdul A...

Are youths treated this way in politics?

          "Grandson, grandson wants to interject… grandson," said Tanjung Karang Member of Parliament (MP), Tan Sri Noh Omar when MP for Muar, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman wanted to interject while the Langkawi MP, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was debating. On the 13th of July, there was a parliament sitting and yes, there was a lot of dramas seen. Among the highlighted incident was when the 27 year old Muar MP, Syed Saddiq, was ready to confront the Tun Mahathir's point of view regarding the change of the Dewan Rakyat speaker. But then, it became noticeable that he wasn't given the respect he deserved.  Padang Rengas MP Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz interjected saying, "Muar, go jump hurdles."  Tanjong Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar then added, "Grandson, grandson wants to speak."  And there were several other MPs who ridiculed and hurled at Syed Saddiq.  Netizen who watched the news and the video that went viral were concerned with the lack of professio...

Will Malaysia be facing another General Election ? (Assignment 2)

Malaysia is a democratic country which means that the government is formed through its people; either by ruling directly or electing representatives. The parliament of Malaysia consists of the Senate (Dewan Negara) and the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat). A general election is held every five years once to decide the ruling party.   The GE14 was one of the significant event in our country where the opposition, Pakatan Harapan, defeated Barisan Nasional who had been ruling for the past 60 years. However, things became even more interesting when an unexpected incident occurred this year.   (Tun Mahathir Mohamad being sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh Prime Minister at the Palace on May 10, 2018) On the 9 th of May 2020, a history was made in the political aspect of Malaysia where former Prime Minister and also former member of UMNO became the man to topple the government, Tun Dr Mahathir. Mahathir Mohamad was the 4 th Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003) and was re-...