KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 ― The review of the current taxation structure and the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) will be among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PN-Parit) will ask about the steps taken by the Finance Ministry to review … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 ― The European Union’s (EU) discrimination against palm oil produced by Malaysia is among the focus at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, the matter will be raised by Teresa Kok (PH-Seputeh) to the Minister of Plantation and Commodities during the Minister’s Question … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The implementation of a progressive wage policy to reform the labour market by increasing workers’ wages in line with productivity growth in the private sector is among the issues to be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order Paper on Parliament’s official website, the matter will … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The immediate and longterm measures to minimise the effects of hot and dry weather conditions on paddy planting activities, especially in Sabah, are among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, Munirah Majilis (Warisan-Kota Belud) will pose the question to the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The Universities and University Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed in Parliament today despite concerns from some lawmakers. While the latest amendments seek to empower student bodies in local institutions of higher learning, several lawmakers such as DAP’s Gopeng MP Tan Kar Hing said the law still treated students as … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The government’s plan to revert the start of the school academic calendar to January and the issue of control over the syllabus of subjects will be among the matters raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki … Read more
PETALING JAYA, March 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said legal amendments to replace the words “whose father” with “parents or at least one of the parents” in Parts I and II of the Federal Constitution’s Second Schedule will be presented in Parliament this month. He said the move aims to ensure … Read more
SUNGAI PETANI, March 8 — The Malaysian Parliament must not be distant from the people; instead, the people need to be informed about the roles and actual functions of the institution, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. “People, especially in rural areas, do not know the role of Parliament…Parliament is seen as a … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 8 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today said the government will contact the Dewan Rakyat Speaker over allegedly misleading remarks that Opposition lawmakers have been making in Parliament. He said the Cabinet agreed on this during today’s meeting, after discussing some parliamentarians’ allegations made during the debate on the Motion of Thanks for … Read more
MARCH 8 — Exactly one year ago, civil society groups rallied behind Malaysia’s Unity Government as it unveiled plans to amend the Federal Constitution, aiming to grant Malaysian mothers the right to confer citizenship upon their children born overseas — a privilege previously reserved solely for Malaysian fathers. Since then, significant developments have unfolded, culminating … Read more
