Enactment of code of ethics will create positive perception of MPs
KUALA LUMPUR: The enactment of a code of ethics for Members of Parliament will be able to create a positive perception of lower house elected representatives, and raise the credibility of Parliament as the main law-making institution, Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said. He said the code of ethics would be used […]
Introduce code of ethics for elected representatives
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim has suggested that a code of ethics for elected representatives be introduced to members of Parliament and assemblymen to make them respected and exemplary leaders. In his writing in the Journal of the Malaysian Parliament entitled ‘Etika Legislatif untuk Wakil Rakyat’ (Legislative Ethics for Elected […]
Senate special meeting to focus on emergency, nothing unexpected
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Meeting of Dewan Negara slated for Aug 3 to 5 will focus on the explanation and the tabling of the Proclamation of Emergency, and not on any unexpected motion. Dewan Negara president Senator Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said any other issues, questions or the right for explanation submitted by the […]
Four senators take oath of office before Senate president
KUALA LUMPUR: Four senators took their oath of office before the Senate president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim at Dewan Negara today. They are Senior Minister of Education Senator Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin, Senator Datuk John Ambrose and Senator Datuk Teo Eng Tee @ Teo Kok Chee, reappointed for their second term, and Datuk Bobbey […]
Mind your language when debating
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the Senate need to be polite every time they speak and debate despite having differences of opinion, said Senate president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim. In his inaugural address as president of the Senate, Rais said this was because the conversation of Senate members were watched by the people and it […]
Rais Yatim is new senate president
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Information, Communications and Culture Minister Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim was today elected the new president of the Dewan Negara, the Upper House of Parliament. He replaces Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran whose term of office ended on June 22. Rais, 78, was elected the 18th Dewan Negara president through a secret ballot. […]
Rais Yatim sworn in as senator today
KUALA LUMPUR: Negeri Sembilan Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairman Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim was among the five individuals sworn in as senators before the Senate president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran at Dewan Negara today. All of them were appointed upon the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. […]
