Dewan Rakyat sitting to begin on May 18
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat sitting initially scheduled to begin on March 9 has been postponed to Monday, May 18. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof said he has received the letter of notification calling for the sitting of the House of Representatives signed by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the leader of the […]
Govt agencies urged to apply for funding
CHILD CARE CENTRES KUALA LUMPUR: Government agencies, particularly those with shift workers and which are in need of child care centres, were urged yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to apply for funding made available through a RM30 million allocation in the 2020 Budget. Dr Wan Azizah, who is also the […]
Dewan Negara passes Supply Bill 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara yesterday approved the Supply Bill (Budget) 2020, which has allocated RM297 billion for the year’s expenditure. Deputy president of the senate Datuk Halim Abdul Samad announced the decision at 10.10pm. The Bill was unanimously approved by members of the senate after it was debated for four days starting from Monday […]
Formation of first Dewan Negara Caucus a milestone
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Negara president Tan Sri S. A. Vigneswaran today announced another milestone in the Malaysian Parliament history with the formation of the first Dewan Negara Caucus. He said the formation of the caucus was unanimously agreed by the Dewan Negara Select Committee. “I am pleased to announce that the Dewan Negara Select Committee […]
