The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Tuesday February 1st, 2022 – World Aspergillosis Day
The absence of political checks and balances in #Malaysia by Murray Hunter
The major impediment to Malaysia achieving the aspiration of becoming a developed country is the lack of checks and balances within the system of politics and government. Malaysia has three tiers of government, federal, state, and local government. Malaysia also has three branches of government, the executive made up of the prime minister and cabinet, the parliament, made up of the monarch, Dewan Rakyat, lower popularly elected house, and the senate.
The lack of checks and balances in government occurred partly due to the country’s origins as a group of Malay Sultanates within the Malay peninsula, and events and decisions that have shaped the nature of Malaysia’s political system since federation.
Checks and balances are a mechanism of constitutional government where institutions within different branches of government are empowered to prevent other institutions make decisions and take actions beyond their power and authority. Checks and balances map out how authority and power is distributed and shared within constitutionally based government. Checks and balances limit power by individuals and institutions overreaching into areas they are not constitutionally or by convention shouldn’t be involved in. Checks and balances prevent the abuse of power, and regulate the harmonious operation and interactions of the different branches of government.
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“Demonstratives” #poem by Neil Leadbeater
“On a point of grammar
demonstrative pronouns and determiners
are singular this and that
and plural these and those.“
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Manish’s Zodiac Signs Predictions for February 2022 by Manish Kumar Arora
Aries ( 21 March – 19 April )– You can become more dedicated to your work, and take on more projects than usual….
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Cold on sore back #cartoon by Patrick McWade
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