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UPDATE: Article has been rectified regarding gazettement of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2019. The Deputy Minister has also replied to state his support for Undi 18 and that it wasn’t his intention to imply that Malaysian youth are not ready to vote. Read more
“What’s happening with Undi 18?” asked Malaysians online as Senator and Youth & Sports Deputy Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal allegedly said that Malaysians are not ready to vote at 18 years old.
This is despite the bill passing Parliament in July 2019 and made history as the first successful constitutional amendment which received support from both sides of the political divide. The bill received 211 votes out of 222 in Dewan Rakyat with zero nays.
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The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examinations are slated for Feb 22. The reactions from students and parents are mixed as most want the exams completed so students can continue their educational journey without further delays.
However many are concerned with the impact of the pandemic on both exam preparation and safety of students, parents, and those involved in the conduct of the exams especially in light of the recent rise in the number of Covid cases.
The Education Ministry deserves praise for doing its best in the face of an unprecedented pandemic but there is a need to have very clear SOPs and contingency plans to deal with public examinations in these challenging circumstances.
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In the last Dewan Rakyat sitting in December 2020, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan suggested that halving tobacco taxes to curb the black market as 64% of cigarettes sold in the country were illegal sticks, while only 36% were taxed, legal cigarettes.
The Pontian MP and former deputy finance minister proposed this be carried out in a two-year pilot programme to allow tobacco companies to sell legal cigarettes at RM8 per pack, which is closer to the price of a pack of illicit cigarettes in a bid to address a RM5 billion annual loss in tobacco tax revenue.