Constitution: Cabinet can't unilaterally set Parliament agenda

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After months of unnecessary political wrangling amid the raging pandemic, the prime minister, as the minister authorised by the cabinet, finally called for the Parliament to convene on July 26.However, this immediately spooked the opposition MPs and some from the ruling coalition when the government issued a five-day schedule consisting of only briefings from ministers. Contrary to the issues decreed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, it seems the cabinet acted as the sole authority to decide on a Parliament agenda.My contention is, as argued based on the Federal Constitution, only the Parliament can decide its agenda. In the case of the Dewan Rakyat, only the king and MPs have that exclusive authority.By convention, the members of a meeting collectively decide on its agenda. That is why the first order of business is the adoption of agenda. The meeting cannot proceed until the age…