183 MPs attend Dewan Rakyat briefing
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 183 Dewan Rakyat members of 15th Parliament of Malaysia were briefed by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun and Parliament Chief Administrator Datuk Nor Yahati Awang today. The Malaysian Parliament communications division said in a statement today that all MPs were also given explanations relating to the Dewan […]
DAP urges people to remain calm
KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing process of forming a federal government after the 15th general election (GE15) is a new experience for Malaysia and the people should remain calm while awaiting a decision by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, said DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook. It was a process that had to be conducted under the […]
Court dismisses Najib’s bid to attend Parliament as it’s now academic, has no merit
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s legal challenge over the Prisons Department’s refusal to allow his request to attend Dewan Rakyat proceedings. Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid ruled that there is no live issue to be considered by the court as Najib is no longer a Member […]
Court to hear Najib’s bid to challenge Prison Dept’s decision on Oct 19
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has fixed Oct 19 to hear Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s application to challenge the Prisons Department’s decision not to allow him to attend Dewan Rakyat proceedings. Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid set the date when the case was brought for mention before him today in the presence […]
Federal Budget now tabled on Oct 7, three weeks earlier from Oct 28
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal 2023 Budget, which was scheduled to be tabled on Oct 28, will now be held earlier. It is now expected to be presented in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 7 – three weeks earlier than scheduled. The Cabinet, which met on Friday (Aug 26), was informed of the decision by Prime […]
Ministry, women NGOs to prepare Gender Responsive Budget starting 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and women-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been entrusted with the responsibility to prepare a Gender Responsive Budget for the B40 group starting next year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced. He said the budget initiative, which will be based on gender-disaggregated data, will identify the target […]
Support for anti-smoking Bill to determine success of tobacco GEG
KUALA LUMPUR: A decade after seriously embarking on efforts to control smoking, the Ministry of Health (MOH) finally succeeded in creating history by presenting the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 to the Dewan Rakyat on July 27. The Bill, which was tabled for the second reading yesterday, seeks to prohibit those born on and […]
Anti-party hopping law puts political crises to bed
KUCHING: The country’s endless political crises will be a thing of the past with the tabling of the anti-party hopping law said a political analyst. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Center for Media and Communication Studies’ Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal said this would ensure political stability as elected representatives would not hop between parties. “The […]
MPs who jump ship will lose seat
KUALA LUMPUR: A Member of Parliament elected by the people through a general election will lose the seat that was won, if he or she switches party or commonly known as party hopping. The matter is contained in the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) on the provision of the Prohibition of Members of Parliament from Party […]
Anti-Party Hopping Bill to ensure political stability
KUALA LUMPUR: The government today tabled a proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution to prohibit members of the Dewan Rakyat from changing political parties with the aim of ensuring political stability and preventing the country from facing a continuous political crisis. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob when tabling the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No.3) 2022 at […]
