Emergency-related matters continue being hot topic in Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: Matters related to the revocation of the emergency ordinances continue to be a hot topic of discussion at the special meeting of the Dewan Rakyat today with several opposition MPs demanding immediate explanation and clarification. By referring to Article 150 (3) of the Federal Constitution, Gobind Singh Deo (PH-Puchong) questioned whether the revocation […]
Without emergency proclamation, Covid-19 prevention can continue with Act 342
KUALA LUMPUR: Even without the Emergency Proclamation, efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19 in the country can still continue under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), according to several legal and constitutional experts. Senior lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla said Act 342 has been used since March 18 last […]
Workplace clusters record highest Covid-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 clusters involving the workplace which stood at 735 clusters, recorded the highest number of cases at 60,000 cases from June 1 to July 23, said National Recovery Plan (NRP) Coordinating Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. The finance minister said of the total clusters, 373 or 50.7 per cent involved […]
Dewan Rakyat discusses improvements to recovery plan, overcoming of people’s hardship
KUALA LUMPUR: Suggestions to improve the implementation of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and ways to overcome the hardship endured by the people during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic were among the issues raised by members of parliament at the special meeting of the Dewan Rakyat which opened today. Despite some dissatisfaction expressed by several opposition […]
Malaysia among fastest countries to vaccinate its people
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia is one of the fastest countries to vaccinate its people against Covid-19 with vaccine injection capacity having reached more than 500,000 doses a day at present. The prime minister said the government would ensure that the vaccination process is carried out in an orderly manner, fast and […]
Gov’t decides not to advise Agong to extend emergency
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided it will not advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to proclaim an extension of the ongoing emergency after its scheduled end on Aug 1, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the government has also decided to […]
Most states expected to move into Phase Four of NRP in October at the earliest
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that the government anticipated that most states will move into Phase Four or the final phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) by October at the earliest. In his briefing on the NRP at the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat today, the prime minister said the […]
Govt to announce NRP continuation, fine-tune recovery measures during 12MP, Budget 2022 tabling
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will announce the continuation of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) and fine-tune the other economic recovery measures during the tabling of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) and Budget 2022. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the 12MP is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Sept 20, 2021 […]
No hybrid parliament sitting, all MPs allowed to attend
KUALA LUMPUR: All the 220 Members of Parliament (MPs) are allowed to attend the special meeting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament which begins tomorrow, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. He said the proposal to conduct a hybrid meeting had been deferred, and the matter regarding hybrid sessions would not […]
Majority of MPs have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: A large majority of the members of parliament (MPs) have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. He said another 35 MPs had received at least one dose while four have yet to obtain any vaccine shots on certain reasons but they would be allowed to […]
