KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The Second Meeting of the Fifth Term of the 15th Parliament of Dewan Negara drew to a close today after sitting for 10 days, with 12 bills approved.
Since the session started on July 20, two motions related to government administration matters were debated during the Dewan Negara Adjournment Speech session, which was tabled for the first time since 2022 under Standing Order 16.
They involve motions related to the threat of extreme cross-border e-commerce (Pinduoduo/Temu) to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) ecosystem and the country’s retail sector, and the proposal for early voting or postal voting facilities for auxiliary police members.
The bills passed are the:
Cybercrimes Bill 2026
Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2026
Witness Protection (Amendment) Bill 2026
Sexual Offences against Children (Amendment) Bill 2026
Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026
Competition Commission (Amendment) Bill 2026
National Trust Fund Bill 2026
Padi and Rice Control (Amendment) Bill 2026
Social Work Profession Bill 2026
Communications and Multimedia (Amendment) Bill 2026
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Amendment) Bill 2026
Statistics Bill 2026
Dewan Negara Speaker Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah, in his adjournment speech today, said the diversity of views presented by senators from various backgrounds and expertise throughout the session enriched the check and balance and the drafting of laws, which are the backbone of the country’s parliamentary democracy system.
In conjunction with Merdeka, he invited all quarters to renew their commitment to defend national sovereignty, uphold the Federal Constitution’s supremacy, uphold the rule of law, and preserve unity as the basis of national strength.
