Medical fraternity lauds ‘historic’ amendments to Medical Act

KUALA LUMPUR: Calling it a “historic” day, the medical fraternity has come together to laud the amendments to the Medical Act (Act 50) that was passed in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (July 17). “A historic day - the Dewan Rakyat has passed the Medical Act amendments without any changes,” said former Health director-general Tan Sri...

Govt drafting new law to combat online fraud, ensure digital security

TAIPING: The Digital Ministry has provided assurances that amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709) will not affect the government's efforts to create a new law to combat online fraud.   Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said this was because the two acts are entirely different from both technical and legal implementation perspectives.   "The amendments...

Parliament passes CAAM amendment Bill

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has approved the Bill to amend the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Act 2017 (Act 788). The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill 2024, among others, aims to transfer the functions of the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom), which will be dissolved, to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). The Bill,...