KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Bill 2024 passed by the Dewan Rakyat today will help the government better regulate and improve the management and operation of private drug rehabilitation centres (PPDP) in the country, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 July — The Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC), which came into effect on July 1, 2023, has received 348 complaints, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The Home Ministry (KDN) has conducted intensive engagement sessions with various stakeholders to amend the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The second and third readings of four bills listed in the Dewan Rakyat’s Order of Business have been postponed to the next meeting, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M.

KOTA KINABALU, July 12 — The Home Affairs Ministry said it would issue passports valid for 10 years.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The Dewan Rakyat sitting in the third week saw the motion of the Auditor General's Report (LKAN) Series 2/2024 passed after being debated by 52 MPs and winding-up by 14 ministries.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Police reports can still be made despite police stations' gates being closed after 10pm as a security control measure.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The Malaysia Checkpoints and Border Protection Agency Bill 2024 to establish the authority was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

PUTRAJAYA, July 6 — The government is focusing on the recovery of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) assets following the settlement between the United States Justice Department (DOJ) and Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, said Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

PUTRAJAYA, July 6 — Malaysia aims to retain its position in the top 10 of the Global Peace Index (GPI) next year, said Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

PUTRAJAYA, July 6 — The government will further review the two foreign worker management systems alleged to have overlapping functions, as revealed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) has clarified that Malaysia has not ratified the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) as it would necessitate amendments to existing laws in the country.

NIBONG TEBAL, June 30 — The proposed amendments to the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983, expected to be tabled during the current Parliament meeting, will elevate the status of National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) rehabilitation officers on the field, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — National security forces are on high alert to address any threats, particularly those of extremist group Daesh, Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The government will not compromise on security aspects in implementing the Visa Liberalisation Plan (PLV), the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — Intelligence operations and arrests by the authorities have thwarted attempts to spread the Islamic State, or Daesh, ideology, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The Home Ministry is committed to elevating the country’s ranking to Tier One in the United States' Department of State's Trafficking in Persons Report, including through improvements in the legal sector.

PUTRAJAYA, June 24 — A former lecturer was among eight individuals arrested by the police for suspected involvement in extremism and radicalism linked to Daesh in simultaneous operations across four states on Saturday (June 22) and yesterday.

NIBONG TEBAL, June 16 — Priority to solving citizenship applications is given to cases involving illegitimate and adopted children under Article 15A of the Federal Constitution, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Two cops killed in an attack on the Ulu Tiram police station on May 17 were posthumously promoted to corporal today.