Improving institutional efficacy


Man of duty: As the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia is responsible for convening sessions of the Dewan Rakyat.

Our premier democratic institution is unable to fulfil many of its constitutional mandates.

AT the recently concluded Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth in Kota Kinabalu, a number of scintillating proposals were aired about how Commonwealth Parliaments can be reformed to serve the community better and to help improve accountability in government.

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Opinion , Shad Faruqi , columnist

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