Medical (Amendments) Bill 2024 tabled for first reading in parliament
The amendments aim to empower MMC to recognise qualifications and specialist training for registering medical practitioners and specialists.
Mon Jul 15 2024
Consider This: Drug Law Reform — Rehab Law Flawed
The Government has recently deferred the amendments to the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Bill to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and Security after the first reading of the Bill received significant opposition from those who argue that the bill, as it stands, lacks crucial medical oversight in the rehabilitation process. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Sangeeth Kaur, Co-Chair, Expert Advisory Group, Drug Treatment & Rehab (East & SEA) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz, President of the Malaysian Medical Association
Fri Jul 12 2024
Price of goods, local rice supply, haze among focus of Dewan Rakyat today
The order for today's sitting will also include the tabling of six bills for the first reading.
Mon Oct 09 2023
Bill to abolish death penalty tabled for first reading in Dewan Rakyat
The bill aims to abolish the mandatory death penalty, change the punishment to life imprisonment and whipping.
Mon Mar 27 2023
Consolidated Fund Bill presented for first reading in Parliament
The Consolidated Fund (Expenditure On Account) Bill 2022 was tabled for the first reading in Parliament today.
Mon Dec 19 2022
Supply Bill 2023 tabled for first reading at Dewan Rakyat
The bill is to use a sum of money from the Consolidated Fund for services for 2023.
Wed Oct 05 2022
Supply Bill 2023 set for first reading today
The Supply Bill 2023 is expected to be tabled for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Tue Oct 04 2022
Environmental Quality (Amendment) 2022 Bill tabled in Dewan Rakyat
Based on the bill, any individual found guilty of committing the offence could be jailed not exceeding five years and fined not less than RM100,000.
Mon Oct 03 2022
Stalking an offence under Penal Code tabled for first reading today
The bill also stated whoever commits the offence of stalking shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
Thu Aug 04 2022
Anti-hopping law to be tabled in Dewan Negara on Aug 9 - Wan Junaidi
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 2022, on the prohibition of members of the Dewan Rakyat party-hopping, will be tabled for the first reading at the Dewan Negara on Aug 9.
Thu Jul 28 2022
Amendments to seven bills under Finance Ministry tabled in Parliament
Amendments to seven bills under the Finance Ministry were tabled for the first reading in Parliament today.
Wed Jul 20 2022
Housewives' Social Security Act tabled in Parliament today
The proposed Housewives' Social Security Act, which seeks to provide social security for the insured housewives in the form of certain benefits, was tabled for the first reading in Parliament today.
Tue Jul 19 2022
Undi18 Bill relating to royalty tabled for first reading
The minimum voting age for Malaysians was lowered to 18 years from 21 previously, after the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2019 was passed.
Mon Mar 21 2022
Bill to dissolve AKSEM tabled in Parliament
The Malaysian Border Security Agency (Dissolution) Bill 2021, which seeks to dissolve the Malaysian Border Security Agency (AKSEM), was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Thu Dec 16 2021
Copyright (Amendment) Bill tabled for first reading
A fine of up to RM200,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 20 years for those who commit offences relating to streaming technology is among the new subsections in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2021.
Mon Dec 13 2021