Govt urged to reconsider RM1m offer for gold medal
THE government has been urged to reconsider its RM1 million incentive for athletes who win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

DEWAN DISPATCHES: Melodrama ends as statutory declarations ignite the possibility of winning Olympic gold
After three days of melodramatic dissidence between MP for Puchong Gobind Singh Deo and Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia that fixated the easily excitable MPs, the House may have been “converted” into a soundstage for the set of Law & Order: Dewan Rakyat for a fourth scintillating day of juicy ...

DEWAN DISPATCHES: The Gobind–Pandikar Amin melodrama that segued into Law & Order: Dewan Rakyat
The melodrama that Gobind Singh Deo and House Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia are playing out now has drawn interest from Hollywood TV producers looking to expand their entertainment empire to Asia. They may be piqued to pick the rights to this catfight and turn it into what may be a lucrative ...

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MP Writes: Burning desire to promote gender equality
I CAME into politics with one main objective -- to promote gender equality.

6,834 teachers for excellence
A TOTAL of 6,834 teachers have been selected for the Excellent Teachers Programme as of May.

Parliament in Brief: RM8.2m aid given
THE government has given US$1million (RM3.27 million) to Myanmar and US$1.5 million to China to help them face the disasters that occurred in the two countries. Myanmar was devastated by a cyclone and China by an earthquake recently. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz ...

Move to discipline Gobind falls flat
AN attempt by a backbencher to refer Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong) to the Rights and Privileges Committee failed yesterday because he cited the wrong Standing Order.

'Review prison staff salary, incentives'
THE Home Affairs Ministry had requested the Public Service Department to review the salaries and incentives of prison staff.