Nurul Nazirin

The government continues to come under fire following the recent fuel price hike with an opposition party suggesting that a special parliamentary sitting be convened to discuss the issue.

The police say this will help them keep tabs on criminals, but human rights organisations and the Bar Council dismiss the idea.

Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal-Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal berharap satu keputusan dapat dicapai minggu depan bagi mengatasi masalah kekurangan bekalan minyak diesel.

With no clear solution in sight to overcome the shortage, Mohd Shafie Apdal is keeping his fingers crossed that a decision will be reached at the next cabinet meeting.

Minister Shafie Apdal felt the heat of disapproval over the acute diesel shortage, but said the situation will normalise soon.

The House proceeded with the debate on higher allowances for MPs as the Speaker put aside an emergency motion on the diesel shortage.

DAP parliamentarian Chong Eng did not mince words as she took on political rivals over their handling of decisions to date.

With civil society groups stepping up pressure on the government to obtain public feedback on water privatisation, the matter may be decided tomorrow.

Parliament heard today that deputies in the House should not be regarded as civil servants since they are not part of the civil service.

A familiar tune in Parliament was met with an equally familiar chorus on two matters, both of which have propped up the opposition platform.

The mother of the missing police detainee was in tears this morning when the federal police chief did not meet her to receive a memorandum on the matter.

Parliament was told today that the government will not bow to the demands of those who want the civil and Syariah laws on public morality abolished.

The Internal Security Ministry explains that information gathered from MyKad forgers is highly classified and could not be revealed in an open court.

Parliamentarian Lim Kit Siang ticked off minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz for dragging the King into the cabinet's unpopular decision to drop plans for public feedback on water privatisation.

Minister Mohd Nazri Aziz says that the National Water Service Commission Bill and the National Water Services Industry Bill will be tabled in this parliamentary session.

The Health Ministry says it is not protecting tobacco companies but looking after the welfare of a few hundred tobacco farmers in the country.

It does not commensurate with the huge responsibilities that come with the job, argue two BN backbenchers in the Dewan Rakyat.

For Malaysia to reach developed status, there has to be stronger emphasis on R&D in public universities, they note.

Minggu lalu penasihat Fomca dilaporkan menggesa malaysiakini diharamkan kerana menyiarkan gurauan April Fool . Hari ini pula beliau berkata, pihak berkuasa tidak seharusnya terlalu sensitif dan harus boleh menerima gurauan.

The Fomca adviser tells the authorities not to be over-sensitive and to have a sense of humour. A week ago he was quoted as calling for malaysiakini to be banned for the prank. Today he explains how he was 'misunderstood'.

Ketua Pemuda PAS itu tidak bersetuju dengan keputusan kokus itu menyokong kempen menolak penggunaan undang-undang dalam mengawal moral individu.

The caucus' decision to pledge support for the campaign to end moral policing by religious authorities has irked PAS Youth chief Salahuddin Ayub.

After more than six decades of living in the dark and numerous attempts to get electricity supply, the rubber tappers from Kedah turn to PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail for help.

The cabinet's decision not to set up a parliamentary select committee on water privatisation has been challenged by MPs who have insisted on this mechanism for public feedback on the controversial issue.