According to the Order Paper, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas) will ask the Minister of Communications and Digital to state the government’s assurance that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will not be used to restrict media freedom and free communication.
Media freedom and the freedom of speech, especially on social media platforms are among the issues to be raised at Dewan Rakyat today.
According to the Order Paper, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas) will ask the Minister of Communications and Digital to state the government’s assurance that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will not be used to restrict media freedom and free communication.
Riduan Rubin (Bebas-Tenom), on the other hand, will ask the minister of domestic trade and cost of living to state the extent to which the price standardisation programme has addressed the issue of rural people’s cost of living, particularly in Sabah.
Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah (BN-Paya Besar) will ask the minister of economy whether the government intends to separate the calculation of inflation for goods and services and categorise them by state in order to reflect the people’s real situation of rising prices of goods.
Also listed in the Order Paper was the question from Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman (PN-Bachok) for the minister of economy to state the government’s strategies and policies to increase Bumiputera individual and corporate equity ownership throughout the remaining period of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).
The Dewan Rakyat sitting today will also resume the debate on the Supply Bill 2024 at the committee stage.
