MP SPEAKS | Penang ferry service saved by Zafrul s rare confirmation
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MP SPEAKS | The Penang ferry service was saved by the rare confirmation of Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz in Parliament on Dec 17 that the former finance minister had indeed imposed a condition on Penang Ports Sdn Bhd(PPSB) that the iconic Penang ferry service be continued in exchange for RM30 million cash payment.
In response to my speech in Parliament, Zafrul then went on to say that he would
honour the previous commitment made by me, and that the condition of continuing the ferry service shall be complied with.
Covid-19 infiltrates Klang hospital and other news you may have missed
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KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.
1. Scores of staff and patients at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, have been infected with Covid-19. The Selangor Health Department said the source of the infection is unknown but the situation is under control and the hospital remains operational.
2. Pakatan Harapan has called off its presidential council meeting, purportedly due to unease over the joint call from DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu for a “political reset”.
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Malaysiakini has opened the polls again for readers to pick the top news and newsmakers of this tumultuous year.
The Straits Times
Malaysia s opposition walk out of Parliament after quarantined MPs turn up in full PPE
Pictures of the three MPs clad in full PPEs were shared by Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong on Facebook on Dec 14, 2020.PHOTO: WEE KA SIONG/FACEBOOK
PublishedDec 14, 2020, 3:42 pm SGT
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WHILE the Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) chairman Datuk Abdul Hak Md Amin says there are four Malaysian flagged and certified submarine cable repair vessels currently available for use by the industry, tech companies that own the undersea cables beg to differ.
“There are no Malaysian flagged vessels that can undertake repairs of undersea cables according to the best practices recommended by the ICPC (International Cable Protection Committee),” says Chiew Kok Hin, chairman of the Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX).
MyIX is an integrator between local and international internet service providers. Submarine cables are crucial as 95% of the world’s voice and data traffic rely on them to be transmitted. These undersea cables, meanwhile, are invariably linked to foreign companies such as Alibaba, Hitachi, NTT, Microsoft, IBM and Bridge Data Centres, among others.
The three MPs clad in full PPEs (Shared by Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong on Facebook )
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s parliament waded into controversy after three MPs currently undergoing home quarantine were allowed into the parliament to participate in a vote on the budget for the Federal Territories Ministry.
The three MPs, reportedly Health Minister Adham Baba and M. Saravanan from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and P. Prabakaran from the opposition Pakatan Harapan showed up wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) – Full white aprons, blue shower caps and visors.
The three sat on the highest floor, away from the other lawmakers.