Medical officers’ absence in Sabah, Sarawak and AUKU replacement Bill top Dewan Rakyat agenda today

The Dewan Rakyat will address the absence of medical officers in Sabah and Sarawak and discuss a new bill to replace the AUKU 1971 today.

Questions will be raised on digital literacy achievements, regulatory jurisdiction demarcation, and the commitment to present the new education bill in December.

Later, the second readings of the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026 and Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Bill 2026 will take place.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The failure of medical officers to report for duty in Sabah and Sarawak, as well as the status of a new Bill to replace the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU), are among the main issues to be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today.

According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, during the Question Time, Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai) will ask the Health Minister to state the actual number of medical officers who failed to report for duty after the deadline yesterday, as well as the reasons and measures to address the issue.

Also scheduled to be raised during the session is a question from Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu (PH-Batu Gajah) to the Higher Education Minister on the latest developments regarding the drafting of a new bill to replace AUKU 1971, as well as the Government’s commitment to table it in Parliament in December.

Awang Hashim (PN-Pendang) will ask the Finance Minister on the demarcation of jurisdiction between the Securities Commission Malaysia and other regulatory agencies to prevent overlapping functions and enforcement.

Tan Hong Pin (PH-Bakri) will also ask the Digital Minister to provide an update on the ministry’s achievements in strengthening digital literacy and artificial intelligence (AI) skills, as well as its strategic action plan to develop highly skilled digital talent.

Following the question-and-answer session, the Dewan Rakyat is scheduled to continue with the second reading of the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026 by the Health Minister, and the Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Bill 2026 by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.

The Third Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 15th Parliament is being held for 37 days until December 8. — Bernama

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今天，下议院将讨论沙巴和砂拉越缺乏医务人员的问题，并讨论一项取代 1971 年《医务人员法》的新法案。

将会有人质疑数字素养成就、监管管辖权划分以及在 12 月提交新教育法案的承诺。

之后，将进行《2026 年食品（修正）法案》和《2026 年法院（修正）法案》的二读。

吉隆坡，10 月 8 日讯——沙巴和砂拉越的医务人员未能到岗，以及一项取代 1971 年大学和大学学院法令 (AUKU) 的新法案的进展情况，是今天在下议院提出的主要议题之一。

根据国会官方网站上的议程文件，在质询时间，苏海赞·凯亚特（希望联盟-普莱）将要求卫生部长说明昨天截止时间后未到岗的医务人员的实际人数，以及解决该问题的原因和措施。

会议期间还将提出西瓦库马尔·瓦拉塔拉朱·奈杜（希望联盟-峇都加惹）向高等教育部长提出的问题，询问有关起草取代1971年《大学法案》的新法案的最新进展，以及政府承诺在12月将其提交议会审议的情况。

阿旺·哈希姆（国盟-边疆）将向财政部长询问马来西亚证券委员会与其他监管机构之间的管辖权划分问题，以防止职能和执法重叠。

陈鸿彬（希望联盟-峇峇里）还将要求数字部长汇报该部在加强数字素养和人工智能（AI）技能方面取得的成就，以及其培养高技能数字人才的战略行动计划。

在问答环节结束后，下议院计划继续进行卫生部长提出的《2026 年食品（修正）法案》的二读，以及首相署部长提出的《2026 年法院（修正）法案》的二读。

第十五届国会第五届会议第三次会议将持续37天，至12月8日结束。——马新社

财政部表示，2024-2025年度食用油补贴总额为38.86亿令吉，棕榈油税额为32.78亿令吉。

Kulasegaran 表示，政府在提交内阁之前正在审查与 Dapat Vista 的正式 e-Jamin 协议

财政部表示，国家能源公司（TNB）获得的额外税收抵免不会通过关税转嫁给消费者，也不会影响股息。