PETALING JAYA: A one-day special sitting of Parliament is being proposed next month to table and pass the anti-party hopping law, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.
The freedom of information and the right to access accurate information is vital, particularly in a democratic country like Malaysia, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. Wan Junaidi said this will inevitably ensure that people can obtain accurate and current information consequently reducing the spread of fake or false information and news.
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of Parliament facing charges in court will be barred from attending parliamentary sittings under a new amendment which the Cabinet has agreed to in principle.
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has agreed in principle to proposals for parliamentary reforms, including the reintroduction of the Parliamentary Services Act and barring Members of Parliament with court trials from attending sittings, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has no objection to the proposed draft by the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) on the anti-party hopping law, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.