MP whose work is not over yet
My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done. – Bernadette Devlin, civil rights leader and ex-UK Member of Parliament If there is one member of Parliament that I will not hesitate to take my hat off to, it has got to be Datuk Seri Wan […]
GE15: Khairy not defending Rembau seat
KUALA LUMPUR: Rembau Member of Parliament Khairy Jamaluddin today confirmed that he is not defending the parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). The Health Minister said the reason was that he had been asked to give way to UMNO deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan to contest the seat. “Since he (Mohammad) is […]
Let almsgiving be a habit
KUCHING: Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said giving alms should be a habit of the people even after the month of fasting. The Petra Jaya Member of Parliament (MP) said this during the Jalinan Kasih Aidilfitri Programme at Semariang Service Centre. He pointed out that such habit should be practised so that […]
PBB to field several new faces in GE15
SIBU: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) is expected to field several new faces in the 15th general election (GE 15). This follows reports that some of the party’s MPs have expressed that it was time for them to give way to new and younger faces. “There are some who say that it is time for […]
Press on with seat demand, think tank tells MPs
KUCHING: Dayak Think-Tank Association Sarawak (DTTAS) wants MPs from Sarawak and Sabah to continue demanding for one-third of parliamentary seats as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). DTTAS founder Wellie Henry Majang and deputy president Edward Awan in a joint statement said the demand is justified to restore the rights that were eroded when […]
Gerawat says no to same person as MP and ADUN
KUCHING: Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Deputy Speaker Datuk Gerawat Gala has expressed his support for the practice of not having one person holding simultaneous posts as an MP and a state assemblyman. “The practice of not having an MP stand as a candidate for state election is a practice among certain parties like the […]
Masing to MPs: Get your act together
KUCHING: Malaysia can rise above the ashes if racism, religious bigotry, and unfairness are thrown aside and the nation starts putting a square peg into a square hole, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. “Let the Malaysian people decide who they want to be their prime minister in time […]
Parliament meeting postponed, MPs tested for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The resumption of the Special Meeting of the Dewan Rakyat was postponed again today to enable all Members of Parliament (MPs) to get tested for Covid-19. Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon who presided over the sitting after it was resumed at 3.30 pm, announced that the sitting had to be postponed again after […]
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 […]
Lanang MP tested positive for Covid-19
SIBU: Lanang Member of Parliament Alice Lau Kiong Yieng has been tested positive for Covid-19. This was disclosed by Lau in a post on her Facebook account today. “I was tested positive for Covid-19 on May 25 and currently going through quarantine at the designated quarantine centre by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Sibu,” she said, adding that she […]
