Dewan Negara special sitting postponed due to Covid-19 risk
KUALA LUMPUR: The special Dewan Negara sitting scheduled from Aug 3 to 5 has now also been postponed until further notice. According to a notice dated today issued by Dewan Negara secretary Muhd Sujairi Abdullah to Senate members, the office of the Dewan Negara president was notified by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on […]
Clarity needed on business ops, travelling as Emergency Ordinance revoked
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to provide a clearer picture of the state of movement restriction after six Emergency Ordinances have been voided and annulled during a Cabinet meeting on July 21. DAP-Kepong Lim Lip Eng said he had received several queries from the public regarding the matter, including on economic activities and […]
Covid-19, NRP should be parliament’s focus
KUCHING: Finding ways to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and implement the National Recovery Plan (NRP) successfully must be the central focus of parliament, says a political analyst. Associate Professor Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat said cooperation between the government and the opposition was pertinent. “The focus of the special (Parliament) sitting is Covid-19, but of course, […]
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 […]
Govt to spend RM1.2 bln to extend contracts for 14,000 medical, dental officers, pharmacists
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to extend the contracts of about 14,000 medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists for a period of two years (or 7,000 per cohort/year) which will involve a financial implication of RM1.2 billion, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. This is a follow-up to the government’s decision for […]
First hour of special sitting filled with questions on no debate, voting
KUALA LUMPUR: The first hour of the Special Sitting of Parliament today was heated up by questions and intrusions from over 15 parliamentarians from the opposition who mostly referred to the Standing Order over the absence of debate and voting on matters tabled by the ministers. Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (Warisan-Semporna), Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit […]
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 […]
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 […]
SOP relaxation for fully vaccinated individuals to be announced within next few days
PUTRAJAYA: People who have completed taking the two doses of Covid-19 vaccine can expect some good news over the next few days. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will announce a relaxation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) for these people. “We will finalise (the details) and I will announce it as a total package,” […]
