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The amendments aim to strengthen the act with new provisions to meet current requirements and expand the duties of the Auditor-General.

The Dewan Negara sitting today approved two Bills under the Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) related to the employment insurance system and social security of workers.

The Dewan Rakyat saw the motion of the Auditor General's Report passed after being debated by 52 Members of Parliament.

Five bills were passed during the first week of the Second Meeting, Third Session, of the 15th Parliament in the Dewan Rakyat.

The Dewan Rakyat sitting continues on Monday.

Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said it is because there are pertinent issues, such as who is entitled to exemption, that needs to be discussed.

The tabling and debates on Bills and other government matters would be held from March 18 to 27.

The sitting also made history when it passed the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023.

The order for today's sitting will also include the tabling of six bills for the first reading.

The committee had earlier assisted in formulating the Anti-Hopping and Generational End Game (GEG) bills, Fahmi Fadzil said.

The incentive for Media Practitioners is offered to Malaysian media practitioners who hold the department's media accreditation card.

The Media Practitioner Rahmah Rebate incentives will be implemented in September, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

Iraq also suspended the working permit of Sweden's Ericsson on Iraqi soil.

Solar technologies enable sunlight to be converted into electrical energy through solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.

The government is set to unveil in the budget financial assistance for more than 5 million low-income families, small businesses and pensioners struggling with high power bills.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.

Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.

So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.

Here's how India counts farm fires - a major contributor to severe pollution in the north - and why its method is being questioned.