National debt, quake aid to be raised at Dewan Rakyat

The national debt position, Malaysia’s assistance to the Turkish and Syrian governments following the earthquake, and corruption cases are expected to be the focus of the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

Based on the order paper, these questions will be answered by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the Minister’s Question Time.

Wong Kah Woh (PH-Taiping), who will raise the matter of national debt, will also ask the prime minister to state the cause of the increase every year and the government’s efforts to resolve the issue.

Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (PN-Kuala Kangsar) who will ask about the recent earthquake will also ask about the details of the deployment of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance Team on their assignment in the disaster areas.

Meanwhile, Lo Su Fui (GRS-Tawau), who will ask about corruption investigations, will also request that the prime minister state its improvement strategies and the government's main focus through the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to ensure the investigation of corruption cases brings about a significant impact.
 
For the Questions with Oral Answers session, Zahir Hassan (PH-Wangsa Maju) will ask the communications and digital minister to state the ministry's short-, medium- and long-term policies towards applications such as TikTok.

Rosol Wahid (PN-Hulu Terengganu) will ask the domestic trade and cost of living minister about the initiatives drawn up under the National Cost of Living Action Council and the ministry's short-, medium- and long-term plans to deal with the high cost of living, taking into account the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A motion of thanks on the royal address will also be tabled, which will witness MPs taking part in debating the motion.

The Dewan Rakyat will convene for 29 days until March 30.