Special committee to improve economy mulled
KANOWIT: Ngemah assemblyman Anyi Jana has announced plans to establish a special committee aimed at planning programmes to improve the community’s economy within his constituency. “I will provide an allocation from the Minor Rural Project (MRP). For example, I will provide an allocation of RM100,000. From this fund, we may involve 20 entrepreneurs in various […]
Special committee to tackle high cost of living in Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan
KUCHING: Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof will be chairing a special committee to address the high cost of living in Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan. He added that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is committed to addressing this issue, and implementation efforts will soon commence. “Yesterday, the Prime […]
Call to expedite set-up of special panel to empower syariah court
KUALA LUMPUR: A special committee certified by the Council of Rulers needs to be established immediately, taking into account the current situation involving legal challenges due to the overlapping powers of the state and federal legislatures. President of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PPMM) Muhamad Hisham Marzuki said this initiative need to be implemented […]
Move to boost STEM education
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A special committee to boost STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education will be established this year. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said plans are in motion to form a Special STEM committee to address a decline in the number of high school graduates entering STEM fields at the university […]
Special panel to study state assemblies’ competency to enact Islamic laws timely, say syariah lawyers
SHAH ALAM: The Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PGSM) described the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s decree yesterday, for the immediate establishment of a special committee to study the competency of state legislative assemblies to enact Islamic laws under state enactments and the jurisdiction of Syariah Courts, is very apt and timely. Its […]
A special committee to help Iban voters in Sibu
SIBU: A special committee has been proposed to help to assist and address the issues faced by the rural Iban voters in Sibu parliamentary seat. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the rural voters here often have no one to turn to for assistance when facing problems. Thus, he […]
Special team to tackle Sulu Sultan’s heirs claim
KUCHING: A special team will be established to address the claims brought up by the heirs of Sultan Jamalul Kiram II (Sultan of Sulu) against the Malaysian government. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the team would be tasked to study, monitor and formulate appropriate […]
Cabinet to deliberate on alternative sentence to mandatory death penalty
KUCHING: Reports on a study about an alternative to the mandatory death penalty will be tabled at a federal Cabinet meeting for consideration and approval before the end of next month. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar explained that the study was in line with the government’s intention […]
Sarawak committed to helping stateless children, stresses minister
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is committed to helping stateless children, stresses Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. According to the state Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Minister, her ministry would send an official letter to the federal Home Ministry regarding this issue. “We are also aware that this takes quite a long time thus affecting the future […]
Special committee formed to resolve flash floods
MIRI: A special committee under the Miri Division Resident’s Office has been set up to resolve flash floods in Miri District. This was announced by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Minister-in-charge of Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) after chairing a meeting of Sarawak Asset on Siltation Issue of Lutong River […]
