{"id":5128,"date":"2020-07-20T11:38:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T03:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2020-07-20T11:38:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T03:38:55","slug":"unemployment-issue-to-be-discussed-in-parliament-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5128","title":{"rendered":"Unemployment issue to be discussed in Parliament today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KUALA LUMPUR, July 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8212; The issue on&nbsp;unemployment&nbsp;is among topics to&nbsp;be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PH-Port Dickson) is scheduled to ask Minister of Human Resources about the projection unemployment rate and the estimated&nbsp;number of unemployed people in the country&nbsp;until end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opposition leader will raise the question during the oral\u00a0question and answer session, when he will\u00a0also ask about measures taken by the ministry in overcoming the increase in unemployment rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"unemployment\" class=\"wp-image-5033\" width=\"482\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7-203x100.jpg 203w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7-350x172.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7-800x393.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3bfab9582b39b536cf93ed195e18ee8b5ef0366898ff7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile,&nbsp;Datuk Mohd Nizar Zakaria (BN-Parit) is expected to ask the Minister of Housing and Local Government Ministry on the abuse of&nbsp;business licenses issued by local government authorities, such as traders selling or leasing the&nbsp;licence&nbsp;to foreigners, and on the ministry\u2019s strategy to stop the practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Parliament sitting, which enters its&nbsp;fifth day today, will also continue the debate on the motion of thanks to the royal address by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current Dewan Rakyat sitting, which is for 25 days until Aug&nbsp;27, is&nbsp;conducted in a new normal by adhering to&nbsp;the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOP) to curb&nbsp;the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; 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