News about Dewan Rakyat

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pictured) has clarified that there are various reasons for the Parliament sitting to be postponed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil (pictured) today claimed that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has the support of 114 Dewan Rakyat lawmakers, reported Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (pictured) will again communicate with leaders of political parties with sitting MPs in the Dewan Rakyat so that they may nominate their candidates as prime minister, according to a statement by the Royal Palace today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): There will be no special Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday, March 2, as announced by interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Pakatan Harapan (PH) is disputing the decision made by Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to call for a special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday to decide on the next prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Two MPs, namely Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik and Keningau MP Datuk Jeffrey Kitingan, were seen entering the Istana Negara (pictured) at about 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): During former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's rule, Khazanah Nasional Bhd had divested 84 assets between 2009 and 2018, when he was ousted in the 14th General Election.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): The Dewan Rakyat has passed a special motion yesterday that compel members of parliament (MPs) to declare their assets — including those held by their spouses, children and trustees.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jul 1): The government will be tabling a special motion to make it compulsory for members of Parliament to do asset declaration.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The Federal Government has failed to get the nod from the Dewan Rakyat for the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2019, which sought to restore the status of Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners with Peninsular Malaysia as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).