Budget 2023 to be retabled after GE15, says PM
KUCHING: Budget 2023 will be retabled in the Dewan Rakyat before the end of the year, said caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. A New Straits Times (NST) report said the next government will retable the 2023 Budget and the Election Commission (EC) will meet this Thursday to finalise details of the 15th […]
GPS bloc to support anti-hop Bill
KUCHING: The anti-hopping Bill to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday will be supported by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) bloc. Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni said GPS MPs including himself will be participating in the debate. “We expect that this Bill will get full support from Members of Parliament despite their initial […]
PBB veep: Public must not accept political frogs
KUCHING: While an anti-hopping law is good, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says more importantly, the public must be educated to not accept political frogs. “The issue is not about having laws to stop party hopping. It is more on educating the public, party leaders and legislators on integrity as well as the evils […]
Additional two days for parliamentary sitting to settle govt affairs
KUALA LUMPUR: The additional two days allocated for Dewan Rakyat sitting next month, from the initial 15 days, is to give the lawmakers more time to settle all government affairs and motions brought forth at the sitting. This was conveyed to Bernama by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun when contacted today. Prior to […]
Majority of MPs have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: A majority of MPs have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. He said another 35 MPs had received at least one dose of the vaccine, while four had not been vaccinated for certain reasons, however they were still allowed to attend the Dewan Rakyat […]
Unemployment rate still in a downward spiral
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s unemployment rate continues to record a downward trend from 5.3 percent or 826,100 people last May to 4.6 percent or 737,500 in September, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the unemployment rate in December is expected to decline to 4.5 percent and that the trend […]
Over 2,700 Malaysians imprisoned abroad
KUALA LUMPUR: As of today, a total of 2,742 Malaysians are being imprisoned abroad for various crimes including drugs, fraud, credit card forgery, as well as customs and immigration offences, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar said the number was based on the latest information received from Malaysian diplomatic missions […]
RM6.8 million to upgrade e-Kasih
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will upgrade the e-Kasih system with the use of new technologies to obtain a more accurate data of people in the poor and hardcore poor categories, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced. The prime minister said that RM6.8 million would be allocated to upgrade the database of the e-Kasih system next year. […]
Govt’s debt, liability exposures at RM1.257 trillion as at end-September
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s total debt and liability exposures are estimated to be RM1.257 trillion, or 87.3 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as at the end of September 2020, said Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah. Federal debt as at end-September amounted to RM874.3 billion or 60.7 per cent of GDP, […]
2021 Budget passed by majority voice vote
KUALA LUMPUR: After two weeks of debate and four days of winding-up session by the relevant ministers at the Dewan Rakyat, the Supply Bill or 2021 Budget was passed at the policy stage today. It was approved with a majority voice vote after attempts by several MPs to initiate bloc voting failed when only 13 […]
