KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The issue of tertiary-educated workers in Malaysia working in low-skilled jobs, the controversy surrounding the National Farmers' Organisation (Nafas) and congestion at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) in Johor, and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will be the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.
According to the Order Paper on the official Parliament website, Segamat MP R. Yuneswaran will ask the Home Minister during Minister’s Question Time to state the initiatives and measures that have been and will be implemented to address the congestion issue at the BSI and the KLIA.
Alor Setar MP Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden will then ask the Human Resources Minister about government efforts and initiatives in addressing the issue of 1.95 million tertiary-educated workers in Malaysia working in low-skilled jobs.
Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin will ask the Agriculture and Food Security Minister to clarify the controversy surrounding Nafas and the ministry’s direction in restructuring it.
Meanwhile, during the oral questions-and-answer session, Shah Alam MP Azli Yusof will ask the Health Minister about the total annual spending on the purchase of medicines for Government hospitals and clinics since 2015 and the estimated spending for the next five years.
He also would like to know the ministry’s plans to ensure the country's medical security through the development of technology and local production capacity.
Bagan Serai MP Datuk Idris Ahmad will be asking the Agriculture and Food Security Minister to state the target number of trainees and the marketability rate of agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training graduates from 2024 to 2030 in achieving the main goals set in the National Agrofood Policy 2021-2030.
Finally, Setiu MP Shaharizukirnain Abd Kadir will ask the Public Works Minister about the Cabinet’s latest decision on the construction of the East Coast Expressway Phase 3 and the factors that caused the preliminary study on the alignment of the expressway to be reviewed.
The Dewan Rakyat will then continue with the debate and winding up of the Supply Bill 2025 at the committee level by ministers of each ministry involved.
The ministries scheduled to take part include the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry, as well as the Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry.
The Dewan Rakyat session will take place for 35 days, from October 14 to December 12.
— Bernama
