KUALA LUMPUR: The dropout issue, the achievements of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education), and the services of automatic passport scanning machines at all national entry points are the topics to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat today.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Order Paper reveals that Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) will ask the Education Minister to state the current status of the implementation of the Lower Primary Students Intervention Curriculum to address the issue of dropout. He also seeks to understand the impact of the realignment of learning standards and content for science and mathematics on the workload of teachers in both primary and secondary schools.
In the same session, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PN-Kemaman) will inquire about the annual achievements from 2015 to August 2024 of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) from the Higher Education Minister. Meanwhile, RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) aims to question the Hom
e Minister about the federal government’s efforts to enhance the services and quantity of automatic passport scanning machines at all entry points, including airports and seaports, to ease the entry of foreign tourists.
Additionally, Hassan Abdul Karim (PH-Pasir Gudang) is expected to ask the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister whether the government plans to engage with the Singapore government to reassess the Johor River Agreement 1962, which permits Singapore to receive 250 million gallons of water daily from Johor until 2061 at a rate of 3 sen per 1,000 gallons.
The session will also see the first reading of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Communications and Multimedia (Amendment) Bill 2024, and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024. This will be followed by the committee-stage winding-up debate on the Supply Bill (Budget) 2025 by the relevant ministries.
The current Dewan Rakyat sitting, which spans 35 days, began on October 14 and
will conclude on December 12.