KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The European Union’s (EU) discrimination against palm oil produced by Malaysia is among the focus at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said while Malaysia’s progressive wage policy is voluntary, incentive-based and related to productivity, there is no compulsion for companies to adopt it.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Transport Ministry will evaluate the concept proposals of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed ​​rail (HSR) project with a focus on minimising the financial implications for the government.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Issues relating to dates from Israel brought into Malaysia, the Madani Kampus Semarak programme and egg subsidies are among the focus of today's Dewan Rakyat meeting.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 —The Madani Economy framework launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be able to assist the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (Kuskop) in boosting the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Parliamentary Services Bill is expected to be tabled in Dewan Rakyat soon, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media as well as the Payung Rahmah initiative will be among the focus of the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has reaffirmed the Unity Government’s commitment to defend media freedom following criticism from the industry over the newly-launched Malaysian Code of Ethics for Journalists.  Fahmi explained that the new code...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Issues relating to the death of migrants at detention centres, the journalists’ code of ethics and the status of the rare earth export ban will be among the focus of today's Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The Livelihood Rubber Price Mechanism (LRPM) for Smallholders is expected to be finalised this year if agreement and consensus can be achieved from rubber-producing countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 —Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli today assured that the Central Database Hub (Padu) remains secure despite facing over two million hacking attempts every week.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The collaboration among Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) is seen as positive and has helped to strengthen the ringgit, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Subsidised medicines for patients receiving treatment at all Health Ministry (MOH) facilities are still maintained, so that the people are not burdened with any increase in medicine costs, said Deputy Health Minister, Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) aims to expand the country’s total cocoa farming area to 10,000 hectares in five years from 5,985 hectares currently, said Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The Unclaimed Moneys (Amendment) Bill 2024 was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting will focus on issues concerning traffic congestion, increasing padi yields and raising allowances for technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

SUNGAI PETANI, March 8 — The Malaysian Parliament must not be distant from the people, who should be informed about the institution's roles and actual functions, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The debate on the Motion of Thanks for the Royal Address, which started on February 27, ended yesterday with the participation of 160 Members of Parliament (MPs).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The government has allocated RM1.93 billion in electricity subsidy for consumers in Peninsular Malaysia for the January to June 2024 period, according to the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (Petra).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Issues regarding the entry of tourists into the country and preparations to overcome the effects of the dry season will be the focus of today's Dewan Rakyat session.