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PARLIAMENT

Friday, December 23, 2011
Dewan Negara

Hectic week for senators

THE Dewan Negara debated late to see through a total of 11 Bills on the closing day of the 2011 parliamentary session.

Ministry: We have no power to sack sports leaders

THE Youth and Sports Ministry has no power to expel long-serving sports leaders, said minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

Maznah: Only 25% of SPM leavers pick vocational courses

ONLY 25% of 425,000 SPM leavers decided to pursue technical and vocational courses while the rest chose to study at universities, Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan said.

Lim (third from right) and Bar Council members leaving the Parliament building after handing over the memorandum yesterday.

The idyllic Lake Gardens here saw a different scene when hundreds of lawyers gathered to protest against the Peaceful Assembly Bill. Led by Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee, they marched about half a kilometre to Parliament House to hand over a memorandum and their own proposed amendments.View more