Thumbs up to CM’s call for one-third Parliament seats
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s renewed call for Sarawak and Sabah to be given one-third of the seats in Parliament is a positive development towards restoring the rights and powers of Sarawak under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). In stating this, former Miri mayor Datuk Lawrence Lai said it could be […]
Sittings run smoothly after chaotic first day
STORM IN A TEACUP KUALA LUMPUR: The first day was full of drama ― from the motion to vacate the post of Speaker, the new appointment to the post and that of deputy speaker, to the issue of ‘dark’ and ‘powder’ ― which heated up the Dewan Rakyat sitting. It turned out to be a […]
RM5.2b distributed under wage subsidy scheme
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has distributed RM5.2 billion under the Prihatin Wage Subsidy Programme as of June 30, 2020, said Human Resources Minister Datuk M Saravanan. He said the services sector recorded the highest number of applications for the programme at 92,000, adding that as of June 30, 319,000 eligible employers had […]
All eyes on Speaker seat, seating arrangements in Parliament sitting tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat will sit again this Monday in which Cabinet Ministers are expected to face their first ‘test’ in the August House this year. This is because the first meeting, Third Session of the 14th Parliament that sat on May 18 for just a day featured only the Royal Address by the […]
Parliament sitting: What to expect
The simple fact is that a snap election won’t stop the political impasse because Umno and PAS can’t win 112 seats out of 165 seats in West Malaysia. — Wong Chin Huat, political scientist As Parliament convenes on July 13, we can expect a flurry of movements on both sides of the divide. This sitting […]
SOP for parliament sitting approved
KUALA LUMPUR: The meeting of the Special Ministerial Committee on the movement control order (MCO) has approved the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Parliament sitting, taking into account the new normal in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said among the SOPs were the use of […]
Parliament sitting goes smoothly with 220 MPs, 51 Senators in attendance
KUALA LUMPUR: The opening of the First Meeting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament today went smoothly in a harmonious environment with 220 Members of Parliament (MPs) and 51 Senators in attendance. Strict health and safety regulations were imposed during the one-day sitting which was held amid the Covid-19 pandemic, so as to […]
Agong cautions over political turmoil
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today cautioned politicians not to drag the country once again into political turmoil. Emphasising that the people are putting up with hardship and facing a difficult future as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, His Majesty said they should not stoke the flames of […]
