News about Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Parliament speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff M Yusof has confirmed the receipt of a letter by Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, proposing to table a motion of confidence for Langkawi MP Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 4): As the federal government relaxes the movement control order (MCO) from today to allow nearly all economic sectors in the country to open for business, opposition leaders are calling for at least two weeks of a full parliamentary sitting, starting May 18, and not just one day.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Preparations are being made to allow the Parliament sitting to proceed as planned on March 18 but with precautions against COVID-19, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): The National Patriots Association (Patriot), which represents veteran armies in Malaysia, said the numbers and identities of members of Parliament who support either Perikatan Nasional or Pakatan Harapan must be revealed.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The first Parliament meeting for the year that was slated to begin on March 9 will now reconvene on May 18, said Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is confident that his one-time foe and current Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has enough MPs in Parliament for a vote of confidence to command the majority of the August house.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections or Bersih 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Wong Chen (pictured), Member of Parliament for Subang, has placed himself in quarantine today and tomorrow, following news that a staff of Khazanah Nasional Bhd came down with coronavirus (COVID-19) and was in touch with an ex-minister and a deputy minister about a week ago.

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 27): Interim prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said today Parliament will convene a special meeting on Monday, March 2, to decide on the prime ministership.