All bills must usually be passed by both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara (the Senate), before they are given Royal Assent by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Monarch).
•
Under the Act, all public discussion of repealing certain Articles of the Constitution dealing with Bumiputra privileges such as Article 153 is illegal.
Pakatan Rakyat | Leon Dewan | Jenna Dewan | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | Dewan Rakyat | Parti Rakyat Sarawak | Dewan Negara | Ted Dewan | Dewan | Brian Dewan | Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Bank Rakyat Indonesia |
Badruddin was also, until his defeat in the March 2008 General Elections, the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Jerai, Kedah in the lower house of Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat.
In the 1999 general elections, Hasan contested two seats: the Sungai Burung state seat in Selangor and the Parit Buntar parliamentary seat in Perak, and won both.
He is currently the Member of Parliament for the Mambong constituency in Sarawak, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB).
After the New Straits Times publicised the issue, Parliamentary Leader of the Opposition Lim Kit Siang from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) moved to refer the issue to the Dewan Rakyat House Rights and Privileges Committee.