KUALA LUMPUR: There was a slight delay in the debates for Budget 2024 at the committee level for the Education Ministry when Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) asked why the minister or deputy was not in the Dewan Rakyat.
With about 300,000 CPF accounts of non-Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (SCPRs) to be closed in April 2024, MP Don Wee asked what the total amount in these accounts is, how much operational savings are expected and how the funds will be returned to those whose bank accounts have been closed. He spoke in Parliament
SINGAPORE An amendment to the Constitution has been proposed to allow the President and ministers to accept appointments in foreign and international organisations in their private personal capacities, if required by national interest. For example, this would allow President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to continue with his roles with the World Economic Forum and Group of 20. The Constitution of the.
“Horrific, tragic, unfathomable and on occasion unforgivable,” said MP Alex Yam of the violence in the Israel-Hamas conflict, especially on innocent civilians like children and the elderly. “So let us for a moment agree that, whatever our views on the conflict, that no civilian should be considered as a legitimat