By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Consumer Credit Bill 2025, paving the way for a unified regulatory framework to oversee non-bank lenders, including buy now, pay later (BNPL) service providers and debt collection agencies. In her wind-up, Deputy...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The volume of buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions has increased from 83.8 million in the second half (H2) of 2024 to 102.6 million in H1 this year.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung today called for unlicensed moneylenders, commonly known as “ah long” or loan sharks, to be absorbed into a regulated financing system under the Consumer Credit Bill 2025, arguing that punitive action alone has failed...

PUTRAJAYA, July 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today emphasised that he does not prevent any gathering or criticism of his leadership, including calls for his resignation.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The government will soon establish a dedicated oversight committee to monitor whistleblower protections and disclosures under proposed amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (Act 711). Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament of Dewan Rakyat which opens today will see debates on the direction of the country's foreign policy after the Asean 2025 Chairmanship, digital transformation and the issue of increasing hajj costs as among the main agendas.

SUNGAI PETANI, July 18 — The Dewan Rakyat session from Monday to August 28 could last all day, with the main focus being the tabling and debate of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).

SEREMBAN, July 14 — The Parliamentary Services Act (PSA) 2025 has received royal assent from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, paving the way for Parliament to operate as an independent entity, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul.

BANGKOK, July 3 — Malaysia has reinforced its role in Asean parliamentary diplomacy as Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) 2025 president and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, paid a courtesy call on Thai Parliament Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha here yesterday.

WELLINGTON, June 6 — New Zealand’s Parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a controversial bill.

SHAH ALAM, May 1 — The Malaysian Parliament, in collaboration with the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, will host the 2nd Consultative Meeting of Young Parliamentarians of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (YPA) from May 5 to May 8 in Klang.

KANGAR, April 27 — A special Parliament session will be held on May 5 to explain measures taken by the government to tariffs imposed by the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The special sitting of Dewan Rakyat on May 5 to discuss the impact of the United States' actions on the Malaysian economy will be held at the request of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — A special Dewan Rakyat sitting will be held on May 5 to discuss the United States’ retaliatory tariffs on Malaysia.

BANGKOK, March 26 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra breezed through a no-confidence vote in Parliament today in the first test of her premiership, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition onslaught to reaffirm the stability of her coalition.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The government’s initiative to restore Parliament as an independent, sovereign institution marks a significant step in strengthening its role as a fully functional, authoritative, and autonomous legislative body.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Universiti Selangor (Unisel) president and Teratai ex-assemblyman Prof Emeritus Datuk Mohammad Redzuan Othman today took his oath of office before Dewan Negara president Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament, which concluded yesterday, marked an important milestone in Malaysia's Parliamentary democracy with several bills passed in 18 days.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The issue of e-waste smuggling, the surge in coconut-based product prices, and the perennial rice planting system are among the key topics on the final day of the Dewan Rakyat sitting for the First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — After 33 years, Malaysian parliamentary services will regain their autonomy after the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 was approved in the Dewan Rakyat today.