Selangor Journal
The Parliament building of Malaysia. — Picture by BERNAMA

Pandora Papers, Malaysia Madani concept among issues to be raised in Parliament today

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The investigations into the Pandora Papers, the Malaysia Madani concept and the development of Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur are among issues to be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, these questions will be answered by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Minister’s Question Time.

On the issue of Pandora Papers raised by Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong), she will also ask the prime minister to state the government’s stance on the matter and follow-up actions by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Bank Negara Malaysia as well as the police.

Ahmad Fadhil Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas) is scheduled to ask about the model adopted in the establishment of the Malaysia Madani concept and to what extent it is officially applied in the government’s administrative system and current policies.

Also, Azli Yusof (PH-Shah Alam) will pose the question of whether the government plans to continue with the comprehensive development of Kampung Baru as done by the former Federal Territories Minister under the Pakatan Harapan government from 2018 to 2020.

For the Questions for Oral Answers session, Datuk R. Ramanan (PH-Sungai Buloh) will ask the Transport Minister to state whether the number of feeder buses and their routes will be increased for the people’s use.

Aminolhuda Hassan (PH-Sri Gading) will ask the Foreign Minister about the measures that have been taken to ensure the safety of Malaysians who have fallen victim to scams abroad, especially in Myanmar.

Also listed is Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Abd Mutalib (PN-Maran) who is expected to ask the Health Minister about the government’s actions to prevent the migration of doctors abroad and the number of contract doctors who have not been given permanent positions.

After the question and answer session, members of the Dewan Rakyat will continue the debate session on the motion of thanks on the royal address.

The current Dewan Rakyat will sit for 29 days until March 30.

— Bernama

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