KUALA LUMPUR: RM2.12 bil in total compensation was paid by the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) to 219,640 members last year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said the payments were for permanent or temporary disability, pensions, and invalidity schemes. Of the total, RM2.1bil was for 215,113 beneficiaries through the employment injury … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The possibility of trade sanctions from the United States due to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s unequivocal stance in defending the rights of the Palestinian people and state will be among the focal points of the Dewan Rakyat sitting on Thursday (Nov 28). According to the Order Paper on Parliament’s official website, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are better suited to speak on enforcement actions against those who edited the video of the Prime Minister’s interview with CNN, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching. She made this statement in the Dewan Rakyat in response to Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden (PN-Alor Setar), who asked when the ministry would … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 94 investigation papers (IPs) under various laws were opened against Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) by the police, says the Home Ministry. It also told the Dewan Rakyat that police have arrested 410 people in their investigation of GISB and opened 11 IPs against eight individuals connected to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean-level meetings on the international job scam menace will be held under the grouping’s politics and security pillars when Malaysia assumes the chairmanship next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said such meetings had also been held during Indonesia and Laos’ respective tenures. ALSO READ: Low awareness makes … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The institutional reform agenda, the construction of a new nuclear reactor and the misappropriation of subsidised diesel in the country will be among the matters discussed in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 23). According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, Aminolhuda Hassan (PH-Sri Gading) is scheduled to ask the Prime … Read more
GEORGE TOWN: Members of Parliament who fail to attend Dewan Rakyat sessions for a certain period risk losing their allowances once the Parliamentary Services Act (PSA) comes into effect. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said attendance requirements for MPs are clearly stipulated in the law, noting that those who are absent for six … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 50.83% students enrolled for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) streams in 2024, the Dewan Rakyat was told. This marked an almost 10 percentage point increase in the number of STEM student enrolments when compared to 2019 (41.84%), said the Education Ministry. The ministry also pointed out that 47% of students enrolled … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The status of legislation related to “mule” accounts is one of the key issues to be discussed in today’s Dewan Rakyat session. According to the Parliament portal’s Order of Business, RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) is scheduled to raise the issue with the Prime Minister during the Ministers’ question time. Rayer will request details on … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The government prioritises revitalising economic growth to expand its size and get the economy back on track, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that economic structural reforms are actively being implemented to accelerate the transition towards becoming a high-income nation in line with the Madani economy’s goal for Malaysia to … Read more
