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I AM disappointed with the apathy of the rakyat when it comes to fighting corruption, nepotism and cronyism.
When the Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador broke the code of silence and revealed that there were senior police officers, including a former IGP, protecting a certain “cartel”, everyone’s head turned and they started guessing the names of the senior officers.
Just over a week ago, Abdul Hamid wanted to carry out a reshuffle just before retiring, and we know that he was asked to see the Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin.
Under normal circumstances, the minister would not interfere with a reshuffle within the police force, as this is the prerogative of the top cop himself, but in this instance, the IGP sounded out his disappointment after the meeting.
Emergency allowed pandemic to be handled well - Hamzah Zainudin
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The declaration of emergency has allowed the government to better handle the Covid-19 situation in the country, including through the amendment of several specific acts to curb the spread of the disease, said Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin.
Stressing that there was no hidden agenda by the government in declaring the emergency, he said among the amended acts was the Workers Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446) to ensure better living conditions for foreign workers. Without (the emergency).
Administrative directive on Allah word issued soon - home minister
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An administrative order on the use of the word ‘Allah’ will be issued soon, said Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin.
He said the directive would be issued under existing acts, including the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.
“The existing acts give the minister.
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Published on: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: Parliament’s Joint Committee for People’s Well-Being has agreed to a proposal to reduce the number of prisoners to curb the spread of Covid-19 in prisons.
Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim said the matter was decided after the second meeting of the committee today, which was also attended by Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Harun and Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin.
Rais said he was informed that prisons were now overcrowded.
ADVERTISEMENT The home minister said about 11,000 illegal immigrants would be deported next year.
“A total of 10,000 inmates, who are serving sentences of not more than three years, have been sent to rehabilitation centres.