
Govt seeks another RM8.4b in first supplementary budget
PARLIAMENT | This will increase Putrajaya's budget by 2.6pct.

PARLIAMENT | This will increase Putrajaya's budget by 2.6pct.

'The govt never goes bankrupt, it is the rakyat who will be taken to the cleaners.'


Muhyiddin Yassin points out this is in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

It has started working on Budget 2022 for targeted measures, while rolling out the latest one.



UPDATED 5.21PM | Umno reiterates for automatic loan moratorium and unconditional EPF withdrawal.

PARLIAMENT | The bill is passed with unanimous support from the senators after the third reading.




Various initiatives for the well-being and prosperity of city dwellers will be implemented, says Mayor Mahadi Che Ngah.


'All of us need to make personal sacrifices by laying down personal agendas to build a collective dream.'


UPDATED 10PM | Opposition leader says some MPs voted for the budget as it was tied to the civil service and payment of salaries.

The budget has been seen as a proxy confidence vote on Muhyiddin.

UPDATED 5.10PM | PARLIAMENT | A bloc vote during the third reading ends with 111-108.

Home-quarantine MPs brought to Parliament, dressed in personal protective equipment, looking like aliens.

PARLIAMENT | The market and ringgit remain stable, says finance minister.

'Severe drop in allocations reveals how PN govt 'cares' for Indians.'

