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...
PETALING JAYA: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has the full authority to take stern action against MPs who misbehave while in the august House, says His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. "I have given the green light to the Speaker to take action against those who cross the line, which includes suspending MPs...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: After a 15-minute shouting match, Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-Pengkalan Chepa) has been ejected from Parliament after he refused to retract his remarks against Nga Kor Ming (PH-Teluk Intan). The incident started when Ahmad Marzuk asked the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, to explain more about...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: Only 54 out of 222 Members of Parliament have undergone mandatory health checks, according to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. "As of Oct 2, only 54 MPs, two Senators and two administrative officers have undergone the mandatory health checks. "This is a very low number. "I urge MPs to do their medical check-ups with...
SHAH ALAM: Former Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San has been appointed Selangor state assembly Speaker. The appointment makes DAP's Lau, 45, the state's 12th Speaker. It was announced at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday (Sept 19). The selection was made through a secret ballot conducted by assembly secretary J. Gayathri Prasena as there were two...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional MPs are unsure why Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul is allowing Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's court case outcome to be raised in Parliament despite rejecting a motion for a special sitting on the matter. Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said it appeared contradictory. "My motion was rejected by...
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a heated start to the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Sept 11), with two back-to-back shouting matches on the first day. First, the Opposition bloc wanted to know if the emergency motion to debate Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s case had been accepted. This came after Wan Ahmad Fayshal...
