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Speaker rules out 3 petitions presented by Opposition members for the Prime Minister to ask the AG to withdraw Bill No. 17 Speaker rules out 3 petitions presented by Opposition members for the Prime Minister to ask the AG to withdraw Bill No. 17 Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has ruled out the three petitions presented by SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka, SODELPA MPs Lynda Tabuya and Jese Saukuru for the Prime Minister to ask the Attorney...

Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021 12:32 PM MYT Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. JULY 28 ― Many Malaysians, myself included, read the news of the Dewan Rakyat proceedings held on July 26, 2021 with some bemusement, concern and consternation at the legal sleight of hand and artful antics displayed within the august House. It has been reported that the Federal government — via the Minister in the Prime Ministers Department (Parliament and Law) — had a...

EMOTIONS ran high again on the second day of the special Parliament meeting after Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan did not explain the sudden revocation of the Emergency Ordinances on July 21. Yesterday, Opposition MPs demanded that Takiyuddin explain whether or not the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to the revocation of the Emergency Ordinances. In response, Takiyuddin said he could only give his answer on Monday, in line with the ruling by Speake...

KUALA LUMPUR: Questions on the revocation of the Emergency Ordinances - including whether it has the Kings consent - will be answered next Monday, says Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. Takiyuddin said based on a ruling by Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun on Monday (July 26), he is bound to answer such questions next Monday. Opposition leaders then engaged in a short shouting match with Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said briefly in the morning. The shouting match began right before Healt...

THE first hour of the special sitting was heated up by intrusions and questions from over 15 Opposition MPs who mostly referred to the Standing Order over the absence of debate and voting on matters tabled by ministers. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Pejuang-Langkawi), Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal (Warisan-Semporna), Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor) and Sim Tze Tzin (PH-Bayan Baru) were among those who voiced their dissatisfaction over the five-day sitting. Dr Mahathir said the Perikatan Nasional govern...

Karoney, Muraguri in trouble for defying MPs summonses Summary Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney and Principal Secretary Nicholas Muraguri risk removal from office for continuously failing to honour summonses. The two were once again a no-show before the Committee on Implementation (CoI) of the National Assembly. Monday July 26 2021 By DAVID MWERE Summary Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney and Principal Secretary Nicholas Muraguri risk removal from office for continuously failing to ...

LETTER | Parliament D-day: What is the fate of Emergency Ordinances? Modified12:02 am - LETTER | The next five days up to July 31 is critical for Malaysia. This will determine whether the country moves to a new, albeit better, governance to address the grave emergency threatening the security, economic life and public order arising out of Covid-19.  The verdict out there is that despite the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 promulgated by the king on Jan 11 to address Covid-19, the p...

The end of service gratuity, a statutory right of employees and a defined retirement benefit, is being gamed by some employers in Pakistan. Workers are made to resign one month before the end of the company’s financial year and immediately re-employed with effect from the start of the next financial year. Because gratuity is a multiple of one’s salary and years of service, it is paid to the workers annually and not as a lump sum at the natural end of the employment. This controversial pract...

Posted on July 24th, 2021 KAMALIKA PIERIS OFFICE OF MISSING PERSONS   (2016) The Office of Missing Persons Act was passed in Parliament on 12.8.16, during the rule of the Yahapalana puppet government. It was rushed through Parliament ignoring objections. It went through all three readings within 40 minutes. The Bill was not referred to Supreme Court.   The Joint Opposition refused to accept OMP Bill as properly passed.  They said Parliament had not followed proper p...

COMMENT | When Parliament sits again, what happens to emergency? Modified2:06 am - COMMENT | Parliament last convened from Nov 2 to Dec 17 last year. After a break of some seven months - during which an emergency was declared, Parliament was suspended, and Covid-19 infections and deaths spiralled out of control - Parliament will finally reconvene tomorrow. This will be a special sitting over five days, to be followed by two separate meetings of a new session, beginning Sept 6 (for 15 days) and ...