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Noting his surprise at how some people have chosen to “spin a false narrative” about the selection of adjournment motions in Parliament, Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin said...
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by David Ball The Canadian government on Tuesday asked a judge to reject Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s argument that the bid to extradite her to...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted “the critical role that a credible and reliable media” plays in the health and well-being of the people, said the editor-in-chief...
随着疫情爆发后,不少马国劳工被滞留在新难以返回家园,他们的落脚去处也成为了一大难处。 本地社运人士吴家和在进行物资分发时,遇到一名滞留本地的马国劳工,叙述他如今的窘境。 吴家和在29日脸书上发文分享他在助人过程,遇到的马国劳工的情况。他表示,自己在物资分发时遇到了一名“马国安哥”,他自吴家和分发物资开始,一直都是他们的“常客”。 据吴家和形容,“马国安哥”领着我国的永久居留证,而且自边境限制实施后,一直滞留在我国。在这期间,因付不起租金而沦落为无家可归的人。 吴家和表示,“高租金的住所,已然超出他的能力范围,所以他只能一直露宿街头” “尽管无法回国,历经苦难,但仍不阻止他的乐观。然而,最近的边境政策大转弯,却让他感到了一丝沮丧。” 吴家和续指,尽管在回家路上历经磨难,但他仍然感激自己还保有一份工作,公司获得了75巴仙的政府补贴,给他工资继续雇佣他。 本社报道,副总理兼财政部长王瑞杰,在国会发表330亿元的“坚毅向前”预算案(Fortitude Budget),协助保障人民生活、提供企业和工友适应或转型。对于在6月1日后仍不准复工的企业,能获得75巴仙的雇佣补贴。 吴家和也相信,除了上述的“马国安哥“以外,本地仍有许多受到边境政策限制影响的马国劳工。 因此他呼吁能够尽快开通边境限制,让马国劳工能够早日回家,与家人团圆。 “我们也希望能够早日开放边境政策,让他们回家和家人团圆,许多人已经有半年没有见孩子。” 今年7月新马达成共识,通过两国互惠绿色通道,惟互惠绿色通道和周期性通勤安排通关的民众,都需要接受冠状病毒检测、进行隔离等手续。 外交部长维文指出,8月份将开始接受民众跨境申请,前提是有关申请必须与公务、商务等工作需要为主。随着互惠绿色通道的开放,《诗华日报》报道,马国亚航也在8月17日恢复吉隆坡飞往我国的航班,而柔佛公共交通公司也为跨境旅客安排巴士。 9月11日,马来西亚卫生部正探讨在明年1月全面开放马新边界,让民众每天往返两地工作。 马国卫生部长表示,未来四个月将会是行动管制令(MCO)的重要时期,因为它将对重新开放与新加坡边界有着重要的决定。
工人党主席林瑞莲,本月中旬针对前女佣巴蒂案判决,提出休会动议申请。 不过,昨日(29日)国会议长陈川仁更新贴文,表示来临国会会议有多达五项休会动议申请,经过抽签决定,林瑞莲的动议未被选中,反之议员黄国光探讨家中二手烟的议题,将在来临国会议事上讨论。 与此同时,陈川仁也在贴文的留言,指坊间对于林的动议未被选中,出现一些假论述,也澄清一项动议现在没被抽中,不代表下次不会被选中。 “例如有关讨论刑事司法制度的动议未被抽中,不代表在国会就完全不提。事实上也有针对此案的议员提问,律政和内政部长尚穆根也会就此发表部长声明,相信届时也会有全面和实质的辩论。” 他指尽管有者对他们感兴趣的课题有热诚,但贬低其他议员提出的议题就显得不敬,也对其他受相关议题影响的国人不敬。 “我宁可这些喧嚣是出于热诚或无知,而不是故意为之。” I had to draw from 5 possible Adjournment Motions for the next sitting in Parliament. At every sitting, MPs will...