Despite the lack of Generational End Game provisions, the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 that would be tabled for second reading today provides for hefty fines and punishments. The fines and imprisonment term differs for individuals and companies. The punishment for individuals ranges from a fine of RM30,000 and two years…
The Generational End Game (GEG) provisions in the amended version of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill that was tabled for first reading today has not been scrapped permanently, insisted Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. “If we feel there is a need to look at it again… If there is a need…
Air Putih assemblyman Lim Guan Eng has called upon the Penang government to match development allocation for the state backbenchers with their counterparts in Selangor. “Since the state is reported to be performing well financially, I don’t see any reason why the allocation for government representatives cannot be increased to provide more benefits to the…
Dewan Rakyat today approved the Finance Bill (No. 2) 2023. The Bill was tabled by Deputy Finance Minister II Steven Sim after its third reading today to amend the Income Tax Act 1967, Real Estate Gains Tax Act 1976, Stamp Act 1949, Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967, Labuan Business Activity Tax Act 1990 and the…
Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa revised provisions related to banning smoking to a certain age group, known as the Generation End Game (GEG) as well as vape ban in the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health bill which was tabled for the first reading in Dewan Rakyat. The previous version had measures preventing those…
New RON95 petrol subsidy programme to replace the blanket policy will be introduced next year, announced Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. “We will roll out the RON95 subsidy in 2024, I will let you guess when it will happen. “I have spent one year talking about this,” he said during his speech at the Malaysian Institute…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek apologised over the controversy involving an event on Tamil school as it was unprecedented. “This should not have happened. I am deeply disappointed and tender my apology to the Indian community. “It was unintended and unprecedented. Due action has been taken against the official,” said Fadhlina while winding up the committee…
PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denied enticing opposition MPs to throw their support for his administration. In his closing speech of the PKR national congress here, Anwar confirmed that he never met the Bersatu MPs before they decided to declare their support for the government. “When they sought to meet me, I told…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to meet his Thai counterpart, Srettha Thavisin, tomorrow in Sadao, Songkhla Province, with the aim of advancing cooperation for the development of the border area between Malaysia and Thailand. Thailand’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said the meeting will primarily focus on expediting the construction of key…
The Court of Appeal have unanimously ruled that vernacular schools in Malaysia are constitutional, said a panel of three judges. The judges ruled that the Federal Constitution protects the use of Tamil and Chinese in these schools despite the Malay language is the nation’s official language. “We have concluded that not only are the establishment…
