
Opposition MPs: Why raise budget for overseas travel in a pandemic?
Rural Development Minister Abd Latiff Ahmad did not address RM450k allocation during his winding-up speech.

Rural Development Minister Abd Latiff Ahmad did not address RM450k allocation during his winding-up speech.

UPDATED 2.50PM | Budgets for agriculture, rural development and energy ministries passed.


‘M’sians were led to believe the budget was proxy for a confidence motion.’

Razlan Rafii says it is clear that the opposition does not have the numbers to pull off a victory.

UPDATED 5.20PM | PARLIAMENT | Plantations ministry's budget passed at 108 for, 95 against. 17 MPs were absent.

PARLIAMENT | The votes in support of Budget 2021 during the second bloc vote is revised down from 107 to 106.


Anwar is more a liability than the glue holding Harapan together.

The Umno MP will continue to do so until a no-confidence motion is tabled, says his aide.

PARLIAMENT | There are notable absentees on both sides of the divide.

UPDATED 4.50PM | PARLIAMENT | Money can be used for frontliners, unemployed youths instead, says opposition chief.

Allocations should not identify beneficiaries by race or religion, nor should it support political interests of ruling party.

'This episode seems to show they are a bunch of novices, so unprofessional and confused.'

'The point was to use the budget to test the support for Muhyiddin.'

We must keep fighting, even if we fail – even if this failure is embarrassing, conclusive and painful.


Every Malaysian MP has their own values, freedom of thought, says Hasanuddin.

PKR president claims govt made 'major' concessions that would benefit people.


Opposition and Umno MPs both say that funding for Jasa is not necessary.

There has been confusion over who will be allowed to withdraw from their Account 1.


'Anwar allowed the backdoor govt a little window to legitimise itself.'