KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to state the government’s position regarding the latest action by the United States House of Representatives, which passed the Hamas International Financing Prevention Bill, in the Dewan Rakyat today.
According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s website, the question was asked by Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (Machang-PN) during the Minister’s Question Time about the bill, which imposes restrictions on external parties supporting Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic jihad movement.
Aside from that, Anwar is expected to respond to a question from P. Prabakaran (Batu-PH) about the amount spent by the government on promotion and publicity in publicising the government’s achievements across all mass media platforms from 2020 to now.
During the question-and-answer session, Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee (Beluran-PN) is expected to ask the home minister about the latest security status of the Eastern Sabah Security Command, as well as efforts to improve asset capabilities and the level of enforcement for border security.
Aminolhuda Hassan (Sri Gading-PH) is scheduled to question the national unity minister on whether the Sedition Act and the Communication Act are sufficient to address 3R issues or whether the government intends to introduce a new racial harmony bill.
Following the question-and-answer session, the Dewan Rakyat will resume the Supply Bill 2024 debate at the committee level for the relevant ministries.
According to Parliament’s calendar, the debate on the bill at the committee level will last for 12 days, until November 27
The current Dewan Rakyat sitting will last 32 days, beginning October 9. – November 7, 2023