New MyKad security features, transboundary haze measures among topics in Dewan Rakyat

The Dewan Rakyat will discuss the new-generation MyKad's security features and cross-border haze cooperation with Indonesia.

The Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry will address the status of training 60,000 semiconductor workers and associated costs.

A debate on Budget 2027, presented by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, follows the tabling of the Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) Bill 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The justification for introducing a new-generation MyKad, its security levels, and cooperation between Malaysia and Indonesia in tackling cross-border haze are among topics expected to take center stage during the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

According to the Order Paper, during the question-and-answer session, Mohamad Shafizan Kepli (GPS-Batang Lupar) will ask the Minister of Home Affairs to explain the extent to which enhanced security features, chip technology, and identity verification systems on the new MyKad can combat forgery, cloning, and the misuse of citizens’ identities, while ensuring their personal data remains protected.

Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar) wants the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability to explain the diplomatic actions and cooperation implemented by the Malaysian government with the Indonesian government to mitigate the risk of cross-border haze.

Also expected to draw attention is a question from Yeo Bee Yin (PH-Puchong) to the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry regarding the latest status of the initiative to produce 60,000 skilled workers in the semiconductor field under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS), including the number of individuals trained and the budget spent so far.

Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (PN-Masjid Tanah) will ask the Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives to state the percentage of micro-entrepreneurs who received financing and assistance from the ministry’s agencies from 2023 to 2026, those who successfully upgraded their business category to small or medium enterprises (SMEs), and the business failure rate after three years.

Additionally, Zahir Hassan (PH-Wangsa Maju) will pose a question to the Minister of Transport regarding the full implementation schedule of the open payment system for all public transportation services in the Klang Valley.

Following the question-and-answer session, the sitting is scheduled to proceed with the tabling of the Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) Bill 2026 for its first reading by the Minister of Home Affairs.

The sitting will then resume the debate on the Supply Bill 2027 at the policy stage following the tabling of Budget 2027 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Minister of Finance, on October 9.

Based on the calendar for the Third Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 15th Parliament, the policy-stage debate on Budget 2027 runs from October 12 to 22, prior to the winding-up sessions by relevant ministers for four days beginning October 26.

The Dewan Rakyat sitting will run for 37 days until December 8. — Bernama

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下议院将讨论新一代马来西亚身份证的安全特性以及与印度尼西亚的跨境雾霾合作。

投资、贸易和工业部长将讨论培训 6 万名半导体工人的现状及相关成本。

在提交《2026 年罪犯和不受欢迎人员登记（修正）法案》之后，总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣提出了 2027 年预算案，并就此展开辩论。

吉隆坡，10 月 21 日讯——推出新一代马来西亚身份证 (MyKad) 的理由、其安全级别以及马来西亚和印度尼西亚在应对跨境雾霾方面的合作等议题，预计将在今天的下议院会议上成为焦点。

根据议事规则，在问答环节，Mohamad Shafizan Kepli（GPS-Batang Lupar）将要求内政部长解释，新版MyKad的增强安全功能、芯片技术和身份验证系统能在多大程度上打击伪造、克隆和滥用公民身份的行为，同时确保其个人数据得到保护。

拿督伊斯坎达尔·祖卡纳因·阿卜杜勒·哈立德（瓜拉江沙）希望自然资源和环境可持续发展部长解释马来西亚政府与印度尼西亚政府为减轻跨境雾霾风险而采取的外交行动和合作。

预计杨美盈（希望联盟-蒲种）向投资、贸易和工业部长提出的问题也将引起关注，该问题涉及国家半导体战略（NSS）下培养6万名半导体领域技术工人的计划的最新进展，包括已培训人数和迄今为止的预算支出。

拿督马斯·埃尔米亚蒂·萨姆苏丁（国盟-马斯吉德·塔纳）将要求企业家发展与合作社部长说明，从 2023 年到 2026 年，有多少微型企业家从该部下属机构获得融资和援助，有多少微型企业家成功将其业务类别升级为中小企业，以及三年后的企业倒闭率。

此外，扎希尔·哈桑（希望联盟-旺沙玛珠）将向交通部长提出问题，询问巴生谷所有公共交通服务公开支付系统的全面实施时间表。

问答环节结束后，会议将按计划进行，内政部长将提交《2026 年罪犯和不受欢迎人员登记（修正）法案》进行一读。

随后，在首相兼财政部长拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣于 10 月 9 日提交 2027 年财政预算案之后，议会将在政策阶段继续就 2027 年供应法案进行辩论。

根据第十五届议会第五届会议第三次会议的日程安排，2027 年预算案的政策阶段辩论将于 10 月 12 日至 22 日举行，之后相关部长将于 10 月 26 日开始进行为期四天的总结会议。

下议院会议将持续 37 天，直至 12 月 8 日。 — Bernama

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