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Wong Chen, the three-term Member of Parliament for Subang, has formally resigned from the Dewan Rakyat effective today at 5:00 pm, submitting his resignation letter to Parliament Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul on August 5.
Parliament's second meeting concluded after 16 days with approval of 13 bills spanning transport, cybersecurity, and social welfare. Speaker Johari urged MPs to maintain health standards ahead of election campaigns.
Malaysia's parliament has approved the Statistics Bill 2026, replacing decades-old legislation with a modern framework to improve data collection across social, economic, and environmental sectors.
Parliament will debate the Malaysia-Thailand Border Economic Zone's economic benefits and the Strait of Hormuz crisis's impact on Malaysia's stability. MPs will also address highway safety and consider two major bills.
Malaysian lawmakers will press the government on 1MDB's remaining debt obligations and recovery efforts, renewable energy capacity targets, and welfare provision for homeless elderly citizens during this week's parliamentary sitting.
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Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul has urged all Members of Parliament to take part in regular health screenings, citing a recent hospitalization of an MP at the National Heart Institute as a cautionary reminder.
The Dewan Rakyat convenes to address mounting MSME funding difficulties, Malaysia's slip in global media freedom rankings, and constitutional reforms affecting legal institutions.