This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on June 8, 2026 - June 14, 2026

Wong Chen and Lee Chean Chung, members of parliament for Subang and Petaling Jaya respectively, have been barred from accessing constituency funds via the MyKhas portal. Both are members of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), even though they have indicated that they are likely to join Parti Bersama Malaysia.

PKR’s deputy secretary-general Bryan Ng and Minister of Communications Datuk Fahmi Fadzil have defended the move to deprive Wong and Lee of access to the funds.

Ng was quoted by the media as saying the suspension was a direct consequence of Lee’s and Wong’s “self-inflicted betrayal” and that the removal of access was “a fundamental matter of principles, discipline and basic political accountability”. “You cannot actively choose to align with a platform built to overthrow the government and also demand that the very same government hand over state resources,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Fahmi told the media that the suspension of access does not affect the MPs’ rights or functions as elected representatives. He explained that allocations channelled through the MyKhas platform are special funds under the prime minister’s purview and are separate from the facilities and entitlements provided to MPs through parliament.

He stressed that residents in the two constituencies would continue to have access to assistance despite their MPs being barred from accessing the MyKhas portal.

The fact is that the duo are still MPs and have a duty to serve their constituents. According to Fahmi, there is minimal impact on the rakyat from barring the two MPs’ access to the funds as well as their entitlements. If that is the case, why is the government imposing the restriction?

Can the rakyat be blamed for thinking that the government is making decisions based on internal party politics rather than the interests of the people?

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