Number of those allowed in for next Dewan Rakyat session to be decided
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of individuals, including Members of Parliament, allowed to be present at the first meeting of the fourth session of the 14th Parliament beginning Sept 6 will be decided as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19, Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon said. He said this is to ensure the […]
Khairy to be with PN gov’t until legitimacy issue settled
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Rembau Member of Parliament Khairy Jamaluddin said today he would continue serving the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pending the determination of its legitimacy in Parliament next month. The coordinating minister for the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme said he wanted to continue his work to ensure […]
88 cases detected in parliament sitting including 3 new cases
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 88 positive Covid-19 cases have been detected so far including three new cases from the recent special Parliament sitting, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Yesterday, he said 85 positive cases were detected related to the meeting held from July 26 to 29, including 17 cases involving […]
Let’s settle issue of majority support in parliament
PASIR MAS: All quarters should stop harping on allegations that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has lost majority support and instead should wait for the Parliament sitting next month to settle the issue, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said no one […]
Bersih calls for emergency sitting of Parliament
KUCHING: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) has urged Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to call for an emergency sitting of Parliament immediately to prove that he has support of the majority of MPs through a vote of confidence, and not wait till September. Any delay would prolong the political instability […]
I still have majority support, resignation does not arise
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today stressed that he still has the support of the majority of Members of Parliament as the prime minister. He said the matter was presented to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah during his audience with the King at Istana Negara earlier today. “Therefore, my resignation […]
Explain use of ‘cycle threshold’ to postpone Dewan Rakyat
KUCHING: The Health Ministry (MOH) and its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah must explain the use of cycle threshold (CT) value to base his decision on postponing the special sitting of parliament, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has urged. He said this in response to Dr Noor Hisham’s statement on Sunday (Aug […]
Motion to debate emergency ordinances can be brought forth to parliament next month
KUALA LUMPUR: A motion to debate and annul the emergency ordinances can be brought forth to the parliament sitting slated next month, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said it was in accordance with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s decree and Article 150 (3) of the Federal Constitution. […]
Opposition gathering, a futile attempt to convene parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Several opposition Members of Parliament who marched to Parliament Building despite knowing that the Special Sitting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament has been postponed, were making a futile attempt when they knew their action would not change the decision. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Human Ecology Faculty lecturer Associate Prof Dr […]
Special sitting of parliament was to jointly seek Covid-19 solutions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Sitting of Dewan Rakyat last week should be made as a platform by Members of Parliament to jointly seek solutions for the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Unfortunately, it became a battlefield to create trust deficit on the government and to garner support for themselves, said a political analyst. Political analyst […]
