Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 05:36 PM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim is pictured at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur July 14, 2020. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said that he was listed as a member of the parliamentary Special Select Committee (SSC) for women and children’s affairs without his confirmation.
He added that it was only temporary and that Parit MP, Datuk Mohd Nizar Zakaria, who is National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) chairman, will be taking over.
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THE third session of the Dewan Negara was finally completed after seven days on December 29, during which it debated the budget and passed almost nine bills.
The journey of Malaysia’s upper house has not been an easy one. There were various limitations set until the Dewan Negara seemed like a rubber-stamp chamber of the legislature. Just imagine, members of the Dewan Rakyat can debate the budget for almost a month compared with just the five days given to the Dewan Negara.
Recent political developments indicate that the role of the Senate must change. The majority of senators now had been members of the Dewan Rakyat, including the former ministers and deputy ministers. This has brought to the Dewan Negara a wealth of legislative ability and experience to debate on policy.
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