{"id":6689,"date":"2020-11-05T11:08:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T03:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6689"},"modified":"2020-11-05T11:08:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T03:08:33","slug":"mco-re-implementation-road-damage-complaints-among-highlights-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6689","title":{"rendered":"MCO re-implementation, road damage complaints among highlights in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR,&nbsp;Nov 5 \u2014The re-implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO), road damage and the impact of the MCO on price of goods in the market are among issues that will be&nbsp;discussed in Parliament today which is into&nbsp;its fourth day of sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Order Paper of the Meeting on the Parliament official website, these&nbsp;matters will be the&nbsp;focus of Members of Parliament when the questions are raised&nbsp;during the Ministers\u2019 Question Time Session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (BN-Arau) will be asking the Prime Minister as to why the government has not implemented an MCO, given the increase in COVID-19 cases, seen to be quite critical and uncontrolled, especially in Sabah and several areas in the Peninsula which have been classified as red zones.<\/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\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b-1024x565.jpg\" alt=\"road damage\" class=\"wp-image-6690\" width=\"426\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b-181x100.jpg 181w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b-350x193.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b-800x441.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4be550d2d8d30ad0977b930205da18735e979feca967b.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, Cha Kee Chin (PH-Rasah) wants Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs&nbsp; Minister to state the impact of COVID-19,&nbsp;the implementation of the&nbsp;MCO, Enhanced MCO and Recovery MCO on retail price of goods in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be a question from Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) to the Senior Works Minister&nbsp;on steps to be taken by the&nbsp;ministry in handling complaints regarding road damage and the quality of road repairs by contractors which may have resulted in damage to properties and loss of lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the oral question and answer session, issues related to amendment of Article 145 of the Federal Constitution and the impact of boycott on the country&#8217;s palm oil products, are expected to be the topic&nbsp;of discussion where several questions will be raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khalid Abd Samad (PH-Shah Alam) will question the Prime Minister whether the government has plans to separate the powers and functions of public prosecutors from the Attorney General&#8217;s Chambers to ensure a more transparent prosecutors\u2019&nbsp;power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be a question from Datuk Jalaluddin Alias \u200b\u200b(BN-Jelebu) to the Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister on&nbsp;the extent to which the United States&#8217;&nbsp;boycott of palm oil products produced by Felda Global Ventures (FGV) will affect&nbsp;Malaysian palm oil product exports this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus is also on the tabling of the&nbsp; 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