Govt offers incentives for electric vehicles
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has offered incentives in the form of direct and indirect tax relief for the assembly or manufacturing of electric vehicles (EV), component parts, and the development of EV ecosystems such as charging facilities. Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said among the incentives are pioneer status […]
Heterologous vaccination method recommended for booster dose
KUALA LUMPUR: A recommendation has been made to the government to proceed with the heterologous vaccination plan or the use of a vaccine different from the original vaccine received by an individual, through the administration of booster doses starting this month. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the recommendation was made by the Technical Sub-Committee chaired […]
Azalina calls for special court for sexual crimes against children
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should immediately set up a special court for sexual crimes against children in every state to protect the children who had fallen victim to such crimes, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) said. She said the special court should be set up to ensure the privacy of the underaged victims is […]
Finance Ministry tables proposed amendment for Temporary Measures Bill
KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry (MOF) has tabled the Temporary Measures for Government Financing [Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)] (Amendment) Act 2021 for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. Tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah, the Bill aims to increase the Federal government’s statutory debt limit from 60 per cent to 65 […]
Efforts to enhance socioeconomic development in Sabah, Sarawak to be intensified
KUALA LUMPUR: The socioeconomic development of Sabah and Sarawak will continue to be given priority under the 12th Malaysia Plan 2021-2025, in line with the federal government’s commitment to solving the issues relating to the demands of the two states over the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). According to the five-year development plan tabled by Prime […]
KKMM committed to ensuring high-speed internet access nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) is committed to ensuring high-speed internet access is available nationwide, especially in Sabah and Sarawak, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Its minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said it was through a project to build new telecommunication towers, upgrade existing transmitters, provide premises with fibre optics and […]
Ministry gradually shifting to output orientation in providing subsidies to farmers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) is in the process of gradually shifting from input orientation to output orientation in providing subsidies and incentives to farmers. Minister Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said presently, any drastic reduction or withdrawal of agricultural input subsidies and incentives is not recommended, as it would directly […]
Expedite formulation of Anti-Party Hopping law
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said today called for the formulation of the anti-party hopping law to be expedited, with her proposed Recall Bill to be used as the basis for the new law. She said through the proposed Bill, the power to replace elected representatives who had jumped party should be returned to […]
Dewan Rakyat in uproar over motion to replace speaker
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat sitting was in uproar today when the motion proposing to replace speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun was brought up by opposition Members of Parliament. It is also resulted in the two-day suspension of RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) after he refused to retract the word ‘shameful’ uttered against Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker […]
Election of Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker postponed
KUALA LUMPUR: The election of Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker to fill the post vacated by Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has been postponed to the next sitting, the Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 14th Parliament scheduled for October. The motion on election of Deputy Speaker was originally listed in the Order Paper […]
