KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr. Wee Ka Siong has pledged to thoroughly scrutinise every detail of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) and invites public input on issues to raise during the upcoming parliamentary debate. Dr Wee is scheduled to take part in the Dewan Rakyat debate session next Tuesday (Aug 5), following the tabling of RMK13...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tougher laws are upcoming for illegal fishing, as the Dewan Rakyat approved the Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2025. The bill, aimed at protecting Malaysia’s marine resources and cracking down on unregulated activities in its water, was passed via a voice vote in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (July 29). A total of 29 MPs participated in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s household financial assets remain robust, standing at 2.1 times more than total household debt, the Dewan Rakyat was told. This is despite debt levels reaching RM1.65 trillion, equivalent to 84.3% of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP), as at the end of March, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying. She added that while...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Government's debt has risen to RM1.3 trillion as of March 2025, up from RM1.25 trillion at the end of last year, while total liabilities stood at RM384.6bil compared to RM384.8bil previously, says Lim Hui Ying. The Deputy Finance Minister said the increase was due to the government's need to finance fiscal deficits...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 465 encroachment cases have taken place on lands owned by the Federal Government from 2015 till May 2025, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (pic), who is tasked with temporarily overseeing the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry, said these figures involved encroachment on Federal Government-owned land,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has defended his statement that 20 metric tonnes of rubbish were left behind following the “Turun Anwar” rally. Nga said the figures were based on findings by the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp), whose personnel were mobilised on the ground. “The numbers did not...
SEREMBAN: The Parliamentary Services Act 2025 (PSA) has received royal assent from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, paving the way for Parliament to operate as an independent entity, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul announces. He said the effective date of implementation of the Act will be announced soon by Minister in...
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional MPs will not back Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s call for MPs to support the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to look into the judicial appointments issue. Perikatan chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan confirmed that some MPs from the bloc had received a letter from Rafizi on...
PUTRAJAYA: The Optometry Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament in October, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic). The proposed legislation would serve as a dedicated legal framework to regulate all aspects of the optometry profession in Malaysia, he added. "It will be a standalone Act governing the practice, training, registration and scope of duties...
KUALA LUMPUR: The amendments to make secondary school education compulsory will be tabled at the next Parliament sitting, says Datuk Azman Adnan. Known as the Education Bill 2025, the Education Ministry director-general said it would see amendments made to Section 29(A) of the Education Act 1996. "The Education Ministry will table the Education Bill 2025 at the...
