J-Kom was moved to PM’s Dept during Perikatan’s term, Teo tells Wan Saiful

KUALA LUMPUR: It was the Perikatan Nasional administration under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin that moved the Community Communications Department (J-Kom) to the Prime Minister's Department, says Teo Nie Ching. "The decision to move it from the (then) Communications and Multimedia Ministry was made during the Cabinet meeting on May 19, 2021, when Pagoh (Muhyiddin) was the...

211 lawmakers have undergone compulsory health checks, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 196 MPs and five senators have undergone their compulsory health checks as of Tuesday (Nov 7), says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. He said the deadline for the mandatory check ups have also been extended to next Tuesday (Nov 14). “Please contact the doctor at the Parliament clinic for detailed information on...

PM expected to explain govt stand on US Bill on Hamas-supporting parties

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to answer a question in the Dewan Rakyat (pic) on the government's position regarding the latest action by the United States House of Representatives, which recently passed the Hamas International Financing Prevention Bill. According to the Order Paper on Parliament's website, the question was asked by...

Transport Ministry studying new surveillance cameras with extra features

KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is conducting a study on the use of a new surveillance camera that is able to capture and recognise vehicles using digital plates as a measure to improve and reduce the risk of accidents in the country. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said the new features found in the camera...

Over 150,000 foreign workers expected to arrive soon, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 152,158 foreign workers are expected to arrive in the country, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. He said this is to meet the demand of local industries that had trouble filling positions due to the lack of local human resources. Sivakumar added that there are also already over 1.83 million foreign workers...

Deputy Speaker chides Perikatan MP for refusing to sit

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Alice Lau told off a Perikatan Nasional lawmaker for refusing to sit despite being ordered to do so. Citing the lower House’s standing orders, Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki (PN-Parit Buntar) said he was dissatisfied with RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) who questioned how Harakah, the official media organ for PAS, had allegedly...

Solidarity, not rules, the main aim of pro-Palestine rallies, says Saifuddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Showing solidarity with the Palestinians was the main objective of Sunday's (Oct 22) rally at Dataran Merdeka, not the dos and don'ts at such events, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said the lives of two million Palestinians were at stake, with the Israeli army massing at Palestine's borders. "The (priority) is...

MPs no longer allowed to stream Parliament speeches live, says Speaker

KUALA LUMPUR: MPs will not be allowed to live-stream their speeches in Parliament using their own devices beginning Monday (Oct 16), says Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. Johari said that Standing Order 35(1) requires MPs to direct their speeches to the Speaker chairing the session. “Looking at their devices isn’t abiding by the said Standing Orders. With...

PM Anwar to table Malaysia Madani 2024 Budget this afternoon

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be tabling the Malaysia Madani 2024 Budget at Dewan Rakyat this Friday (Oct 13) afternoon. This will be the second national budget tabled by the unity government under the leadership of Anwar, who is also Finance Minister. The tabling of the Budget, which will begin at 4pm, will...

Opposition asks if pixman who claimed MP was vaping in the House has been called up

KUALA LUMPUR: Tanah Merah MP Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham wants to know if the photographer who claimed he was vaping in the Dewan Rakyat has been called up. Ikmal, from Perikatan Nasional, said the photo by a photographer from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had garnered over a million views. He said he had already declared that...