KUALA LUMPUR: Several Members of Parliament today urged that the new Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman be appointed immediately to ensure it can properly carry out its functions and role on human rights. During the debate on the motion of Suhakam's Annual Report and Financial Statement for 2021 and 2022 at the Dewan Rakyat,...
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,...
PETALING JAYA: Turning Langkawi into a Muslim preferred destination could be an uphill task, says former minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who highlighted several concerns. According to Zaid, there are existing Muslim tourism destinations in the region such as Kuala Terengganu in Terengganu and Kota Baru in Kelantan, Indonesia’s Medan, Jakarta and Surabaya, Thailand’s Hatyai, Saudi Arabia’s...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that all MPs should not be absent from Parliament when the Dewan Rakyat sitting convenes on Monday (June 24). "Everyone has been asked to attend Parliament tomorrow. Don’t be absent,” Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan told the media said when asked about the prime minister’s main...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu will send notices to seven of its members soon regarding the status of their membership as well as the parliamentary and state seats they currently hold. Party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he would then send a notice to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, as well as the Speakers of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul will lead a Malaysian parliamentary delegation to Japan for a five-day visit starting on Monday (June 3). The Office of the Dewan Rakyat Speaker said in a statement on Friday (May 31) that the official visit is at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has yet to receive any notification from Bersatu concerning the status of its six Members of Parliament (MPs) who had pledged support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, following the amendment to the party constitution recently. Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul said, as such, the status of the six...
KUALA LUMPUR: The review of the current taxation structure and the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) will be among the focus of Wednesday’s (March 27) Dewan Rakyat sitting. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PN-Parit) would ask about the steps taken by the Finance Ministry to review the current...
KUALA LUMPUR: Aerotrain services at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) are scheduled to commence operations by the end of this year and no later than March next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, the projected date for commencement of operations was made after taking into account the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament passed several amendments to the Police Act 1967, including a new section that stipulates the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will be the Honorary Commissioner-in-Chief of the police force. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said that the amendments were made to recognise the role of the King as the Honorary Commissioner-in-Chief of...
