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Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin survived a crucial legislative test by a whisker Tuesday as parliament passed his government’s 2021 budget in the final stage of a multi-step process.
A margin of only three votes clinched passage of the spending plan – Muhyiddin’s first piece of legislation as PM that was seen as a vote of confidence in his unelected nine-month-old government.
At the same time, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim failed to demonstrate his claim that close to two-thirds of MPs were supporting his bid to become prime minister, after 111 lawmakers out of 220 voted in favor of the budget bill.
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Malaysia s 2021 budget passed at third reading in parliament
A statue of Malaysia s first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman is pictured in front of the parliament building in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. (Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Supply Bill 2021 passed its third reading in the Lower House with a division vote on Tuesday (Dec 15).
A total of 111 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted in favour of the budget proposed by Mr Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
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A total of 108 other voted against the bill, while one was absent.
Perak ruler rues leadership failure and other news you may have missed
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KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.
1. As Umno s Saarani Mohamad was being sworn in as the Perak’s new menteri besar, the state’s ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah said the frequent swearing-in ceremonies reflected a failure of leadership and made pointed remarks throughout his speech.
2. Also sworn in were the first batch of five new Perak exco members – one from Bersatu and four from Umno. Saarani has vowed to mend strained ties within his coalition and to retain his predecessor Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s budget.
Published on: Thursday, December 10, 2020
By: Malay Mail
Photo: Bernama
Kuala Lumpur: Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri tabled a motion today to halve the allocations for the Special Affairs Department (Jasa) under Budget 2021.
Jasa, a Barisan Nasional-era propaganda unit that was disbanded under Pakatan Harapan, is being revived by the Perikatan Nasional government with a previously proposed allocation of over RM80 million.
After the proposal became a lightning rod for criticism, the PN government rebranded the unit as the Community Communications Department (J-Kom).
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