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The 13MP motion was debated over eight days beginning August 4, with participation from 161 Members of Parliament, followed by a four-day ministerial winding-up session that concluded today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Dewan Rakyat passes 13th Malaysia Plan via majority voice vote

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang, in tabling the Bill, said that the second and third readings will be carried out during the current sitting. — Bernama pic

Atomic Energy Licensing (Amendment) Bill 2025 tabled for first reading

Dzulkefly said the report, which also considers the use of prohibited substances in vape liquids, including drugs, will be presented to the Cabinet once completed, though no timeline was disclosed. — Bernama pic

Health Ministry finalising report on proposed vape ban, says Dzulkefly

The Bill was tabled by Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming, who said the second reading of the Bill will take place during the current Dewan Rakyat sitting. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Urban Renewal Bill 2025 tabled for first reading

People wave the Jalur Gemilang aboard a KL Hop-On Hop-Off bus as it travels around Kuala Lumpur August 17, 2025. — Bernama pic

Parliamentary group drafting hate speech guidelines to reflect Malaysia’s diversity

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today reduced a 57-year-old welder’s prison sentence from 24 years to 16 years for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Appeals Court lowers 24-year jail term to 16 years for Perlis welder who sexually assaulted stepdaughter

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim receives Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles at his office in Putrajaya August 21, 2025. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Australia backs Malaysia’s Asean leadership, will recognise Palestine at UN General Assembly, says Anwar

Abang Johari (2nd right), Uggah (3rd right), Dr Sim (3rd left), Awang Tengah (right), Mohamad Abu Bakar (2nd left) and Deputy State Secretary Datuk Seri Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel in a photocall after unveiling the AirBorneo’s ‘Wings of Unity’ logo. — Sarawak Information Department pic

AirBorneo unveils ‘Wings of Unity’ logo as it readies for January 2026 take-off

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, said the second and third readings will be held in the current sitting as well. — Bernama pic

Legal Aid and Public Defence Bill 2025 tabled for first reading

On July 31, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, when tabling the 13MP, announced that the retirement age policy for civil servants would be reviewed as part of Malaysia’s transition toward becoming an ageing nation. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Govt to study proposal to raise civil service retirement age to 65 under 13MP, says Public Service D-G

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail addresses the Dewan Rakyat in Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur August 21, 2025. — Bernama pic

Constitution (Amendment) Bill on citizenship likely to be enforced next year, says Saifuddin Nasution

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor told the state assembly today that he had urged the federal government to allow the state to produce its own padi seeds to tackle shortages. — Unsplash pic

Kedah seeks approval to produce own padi seeds to ease shortages, says Sanusi

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo addresses the Dewan Rakyat in Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur August 21, 2025. — Bernama pic

Public sector data digitalisation policy being drafted, says Gobind

Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) director Zulkifli Ismail (3rd right) with the 38 luxury vehicles worth over RM10 million that were seized during ‘Ops Luxury’ for road tax and insurance offences. — Bernama pic

Datuks, doctors among owners of 38 luxury cars seized for no road tax or insurance, says Penang JPJ

A widely shared image of the arrow after it struck a car on Jalan Macalister in George Town on August 13.

Viral arrow incident in Penang linked to equipment failure, says state sports council

Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yuehwas reported missing after boarding an e-hailing vehicle from her home in Kota Damansara to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.

Lawyer says family still in dark over Pamela Ling’s disappearance despite Home Ministry’s update