Fahmi said cabinet has decided that the MCMC which regulates telcos will remain under his Ministry. J-KOM previously under the PM will go under his purview.
Perak ruler rues leadership failure and other news you may have missed
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KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.
1. As Umno s Saarani Mohamad was being sworn in as the Perak’s new menteri besar, the state’s ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah said the frequent swearing-in ceremonies reflected a failure of leadership and made pointed remarks throughout his speech.
2. Also sworn in were the first batch of five new Perak exco members – one from Bersatu and four from Umno. Saarani has vowed to mend strained ties within his coalition and to retain his predecessor Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s budget.
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2021 allocations for the Communications and Multimedia Ministry have been passed at the committee stage, after a bloc vote called by the Opposition failed to garner enough support in Parliament.
This is the eight failed bloc vote called by the Opposition during debates at the committee stage in Parliament.
The bloc vote saw 107 votes in favour, 100 against and 13 absent.
Meanwhile, Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said this was the eighth time that the Opposition tried to scuttle the ministerial allocation by calling for a bloc vote, but failed. There are 27 ministries and as of now, the allocation for 22 ministries have since been passed under Budget 2021 at the committee stage of debates, he said in a Facebook post on Thursday (Dec 10).
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM85.5mil allocation for Jabatan Komunikasi Komuniti (JKom) under the Communications and Multimedia Ministry has been reduced to RM40.5mil.
This means RM45mil less for JKom, which was formerly known as the Special Affairs Department (Jasa), announced Deputy Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri, who tabled a motion to reduce the allocation to RM40.5mil, which will be for the 500 contract staff under JKom.
Prior to the allocation for JKom, there were debates between MPs from both sides of the political divide, with government coalition MPs arguing in support of the controversial government department.
According to Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PN-Pasir Putih), it was necessary to have JKom because the department will ensure that Malaysians understand the government s agenda.
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When a whopping RM85.5 million was allocated to the revival of the Special Affairs Department (JASA) under the Communications & Multimedia Ministry under Budget 2021, Malaysians were especially critical of the massive budget.
Today, Parliament has tabled the motion for JASA budget to be slashed by almost half to RM40.5 million.
The motion tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri was approved by voice vote.
Credit: Yusof Mat Isa/Malay Mail
Bye bye JASA, hello J-Com
It is also reported that JASA will be renamed to J-Com – short for Jabatan Komunikasi Komuniti (Community Communications Department).