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Separation of Powers of the Government
State No. Parliament Constituency Member Party
Perlis
P001 Padang Besar Zahidi Zainul Abidin UMNO
P003 Arau Dr. Shahidan Kassim UMNO
Kedah
P007 Padang Terap Mahdzir Khalid UMNO
P016 Baling Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim UMNO
Kelantan
P026 Ketereh Annuar Musa UMNO
P029 Machang Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub UMNO
P032 Gua Musang Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah UMNO
Terengganu
P033 Besut Idris Jusoh UMNO
Penang
P041 Kepala Batas Reezal Merican Naina Merican UMNO
Perak
P054 Gerik Hasbullah Osman UMNO
P055 Lenggong Shamsul Anuar Nasarah UMNO
P061 Padang Rengas Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz UMNO
P067 Kuala Kangsar Mastura Mohd. Yazid UMNO
P069 Parit Mohd. Nizar Zakaria UMNO
P072 Tapah Saravanan Murugan MIC
P073 Pasir Salak Tajuddin Abdul Rahman UMNO
P075 Bagan Datuk Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi UMNO
Pahang
P078 Cameron Highlands Ramli Mohd Nor UMNO
P079 Lipis Abdul Rahman Mohamad UMNO
P081 Jerantut Ahmad Nazlan Idris UMNO
P084 Paya Besar Mohd. Shahar Abdullah UMNO
P085 Pekan Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak UMNO
P086 Maran Ismail Abdul Muttalib UMNO
P087 Kuala Krau Ismail Mohamed Said UMNO
P090 Bera Ismail Sabri Yaakob UMNO
P091 Rompin Hasan Arifin UMNO
Selangor
P095 Tanjong Karang Noh Omar UMNO
Putrajaya
P125 Putrajaya Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor UMNO
Negeri Sembilan
P126 Jelebu Jalaluddin Alias UMNO
P127 Jempol Mohd. Salim Shariff UMNO
P131 Rembau Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar UMNO
Malacca P139 Jasin Ahmad Hamzah UMNO
Johor P147 Parit Sulong Noraini Ahmad UMNO
P148 Ayer Hitam Wee Ka Siong MCA
P153 Sembrong Hishammuddin Hussein UMNO
P155 Tenggara Adham Baba UMNO
P156 Kota Tinggi Halimah Mohd. Sadique UMNO
P157 Pengerang Azalina Othman Said UMNO
P164 Pontian Ahmad Maslan UMNO
P165 Tanjung Piai Wee Jeck Seng MCA
Sabah P176 Kimanis Mohamad Alamin UMNO
P187 Kinabatangan Bung Moktar Radin UMNO
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Taxes, Levies and Tariffs
Either GST or SST, the consumers have to pay more for their purchases. GST taxes the consumers at the point of purchase while SST taxes the producer or importer at the point of their purchase, who will, in turn, build in the taxes paid into the price of goods. Either way, consumers have to pay more for goods.
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Institutional Reforms |
Institutional Reforms
Posted on September 18, 2018
Separation of Powers of the Government
When we mention the government of Malaysia, who exactly are we referring to? Most people would associate the government to mean the Prime Minister, the politicians, the civil servants, the police force or anyone deemed to be working for the government. Are we informed of how the different government institutions are structured and why it is important for them to be able to function independently of one another? In order to understand the reforms that the people have asked for, which the new government is considering, we need an insight into the base structure of our government and understanding of how the government machinery is supposed to work in totality.
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What is the Government?
Simply put, the government of Malaysia comprises three distinct branches separately by function.
The Cabinet is the executive branch that of elected Members of Parliament who are selected by the Prime Minister to be Ministers responsible for their respective portfolio. They are given the authority to execute and enforce rules of law.
The second branch is the legislative that comprises members known as Members of Parliament (MPs) from both the governing and opposing political parties who are elected by the rakyat at the general election. Parliament has a legally unchallengeable authority to create amend and repeal rules of law. Regardless of their political party representation, they are supposed the voice of the rakyat to agree or disagree with the legislation of laws and policies.
The third is the judiciary arm of the country which enforces the laws enacted by the legislative branch. The courts are to interpret the laws and ensure that they are obeyed.
The Importance of Institutional Independence
Why do the government institutions need to be independent of each other?
Based on the Trias Politica principle, each branch of the government must exercise the power, duties and responsibility entrusted to them with full authoritarian free of interference and manipulation. Only in this way the abuse and misuse of power can be prevented and the government system is able to uphold good governance in governing the country.
It is important that no one branch of the government is allowed to assert their power or overrule the decisions of other branches. There are clear boundaries separating the functions and authorities of each branch which cannot be overstepped by the other.
A case in point, the 1MDB scandal, is a good recent example as to how the malfunctioned system was not able to perform the proper check-and-balance of the scandal even though detailed allegations of wrongdoings were openly and widely published by the media.
prevent the concentration of unchecked power and to provide for checks and balances to avoid autocracy or inefficiencies.
Taxes, Levies and Tariffs
Either GST or SST, the consumers have to pay more for their purchases. GST taxes the consumers at the point of purchase while SST taxes the producer or importer at the point of their purchase, who will, in turn, build in the taxes paid into the price of goods. Either way, consumers have to pay more for goods.
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