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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

The recent retirement of Election Commission chairperson, Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh, has raised critical questions about his successor. This, coupled with the recent appointments of two EC members made without Parliamentary Select Committee consultation, have sparked calls from civil society groups for a complete overhaul of the appointment process. How crucial is transparency and independence in the selection of those who oversee our democratic processes? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Danesh Prakash Chacko, Director of Tindak Malaysia, and Ngeow Chow Ying, Convener of Projek SAMA.

The committee had earlier assisted in formulating the Anti-Hopping and Generational End Game (GEG) bills, Fahmi Fadzil said.

I leave it to the committee to take steps towards clarifying the issue, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

The Dewan Rakyat today passed a motion to refer the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill to a parliamentary select committee.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commissioner Azam Baki is summoned to the Parliamentary Select Committee to answer for the allegations against him. Also, Thaipusam is upon us. Join Ibrahim Sani as he unpacks what’s coming up, on The Week Ahead.

Nine existing parliamentary special select committees have been restructured involving the composition of lawmakers from both opposition and government, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun.

Azhar said the matter would first be brought to the House Committee tomorrow for a decision.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun today proposed the setting up of nine select committees in the effort to empower Parliament.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some unfixed gaps and magnified inefficiencies in the countrys health system, accelerating the need for health reforms.

DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang wants the appointment of Christoph Mueller as the new MAS chief executive officer to be put on hold.

The Cabinet has yet to respond to the call for the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee on the MH370 disaster.

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said he would propose to the Cabinet, the call or a Royal Commission of Inquiry and Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the MH370 tragedy.

Formation of PSC will allow Members of Parliament to discuss the commission's annual report.