DEWAN NEGARA ORDER PAPER

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THURSDAY, 2 JULY 2015, AT 10.00 AM

No. 19

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS

1. PN-1332-L22632 Datuk Yoo Wei How to ask the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY to state the development of the "Asian Economy Community" that should be established in 2015 according to the "Asian Economy Community Blueprint" and the way it will benefit the people of Malaysia.

2. PN-1332-L22915 Tan Sri Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam to ask the MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE, CO-OPERATIVE AND CONSUMERISM to state :-

(a) the total number of Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) and the effectiveness of KR1M program aimed at helping people, especially the low and middle income group; and

(b) the average sales per day for each KR1M and state the number of KR1M planned to be opened in the 11th Malaysia Plan.

3. PN-1332-L22292 Dato' Dr. Hou Kok Chung to ask the MINISTER OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT to state a clear guideline regarding the security management in residential areas, especially in relation to the construction of guard house and barrier bar on the access roads to the residential areas.

4. PN-1332-L22310 Datuk Jamilah Sulaiman to ask the MINISTER OF WORKS to state the strategy of the Ministry to reduce the dependency on foreign workers in the construction industry. Apart from that, state the percentage of local workers employed in the construction industry and the efforts taken by the Ministry to increase the number of local workers in that sector.

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5. PN-1332-L22767 Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Ibrahim Shah bin Abu Shah to ask the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY to state the amount, type and cost of imported rice and the involved countries.

6. PN-1332-L22597 Datuk Hajah Noriah binti Mahat to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state the number of children kidnapping cases that are more widespread in recent years and state the factors of this incident.

7. PN-1332-L22072 Datin Rahimah binti Haji Mahamad to ask the MINISTER OF EDUCATION to state the transformation to empower the Teaching Institutions in line with the development and current challenges, including knowledge in information and communication technology, Research and Development skills in addition to make this institution as a world-class teacher training center.

8. PN-1332-L22195 Tuan Chandra Mohan a/l S. Thambirajah to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state on measures to be taken to curb or ban the sale of cheap and illicit liquor which is now so prevalent and also the actions to be taken to tighten the control and supervision on stores that sell liquor.

9. PN-1332-L22372 Datuk Kadzim M. Yahya to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the way the kidnapping at the seafood restaurant in Sandakan recently may occur where the kidnappers could bypass the surveillance system of the ESSCOM.

10. PN-1332-L22710 Dato' Khairudin Samad to ask the MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE, CO- OPERATIVE AND CONSUMERISM to state the extent of enforcement that may be taken against the unauthorized use of the recording track of the actual owner and the extent to which the role of licensing and royalties body, "Performers Rights And Interest Society of Malaysia Berhad" (PRISM) in addressing the issue of the rights of musical and artistic works under the Copyright Act 1987.

11. PN-1332-L22459 Dato' Haji Mohd. Salim bin Sharif to ask the MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE, CO-OPERATIVE AND CONSUMERISM to state the number of Multi Level Marketing (MLM) schemes registered with the Ministry as well as to comply with the conditions imposed by the Government following that so many schemes in the market will influence their members to be in debt in order to have a capital to start a business. State the extent to which the Ministry addresses this problem.

12. PN-1332-L22431 Tuan Chia Song Cheng to ask the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY to state the country's plans to develop the country's exports and trade surplus and state the role of National Export Council.

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13. PN-1332-L22502 Tuan Wilfred Yong Chen Leong to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the objective and rationale that the houses built by PR1MA opens up its sales to second home buyers while there are still many Malaysians especially youths who are still have not yet own any home.

14. PN-1332-L22730 Datuk S. Vigneswaran A/L M. Sanasee to ask the MINISTER OF PLANTATION INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES to state the bio diesel commodity resources obtained for the use of diesel in the country. There is 5% of bio diesel domestic consumption to date. State whether there is any incentives from the Ministry to improve the competitiveness of local suppliers of bio diesel.

15. PN-1332-L22779 Puan S. Bagiam a/p Ayem Perumal to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state the reason that there are growing complaints from the consumers and citizens on the rising in prices after the implementation of GST. There is a promise from the government that most of the prices of goods will not have any negative effects. In fact, there is a Minister who said that some goods have a lower price.

16. PN-1332-L22362 Datuk Norliza binti Abdul Rahim to ask the MINISTER OF HEALTH to state the way the medical graduates undergo "housemanship" and state the way the monitoring is done.

17. PN-1332-L22141 Datuk Seri Nalla K. S. to ask the MINISTER OF FEDERAL TERRITORIES to state whether the enforcement of bus and taxi lane, especially in Jalan Syed Putra is still in force in view of drivers who ignored the signs particularly during peak periods. State the way the Ministry to ensure that road users will comply with the lane usage.

18. PN-1332-L22252 Datuk Dr. Lucas Umbul to ask the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY to state the Government's measures or mechanisms to reduce the dependence of agricultural industry on labor, especially foreign labor, in which measures to reduce the dependence on foreign labor should not affect productivity.

19. PN-1332-L22946 Datuk Seri Haji Abd. Halim bin Abd. Samad to ask the MINISTER OF FEDERAL TERRITORIES to state that the first phase of the development of Kampung Baru is expected to be done until 2035. State whether the ministry can provide the latest development and when will the first project be launched.

20. PN-1332-L22641 Dato' Chai Kim Sen to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state the concerns that need to be considered to approve on a full visa exemption to the tourists of citizen.

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21. PN-1332-L22816 Dato' Dr. Johari bin Mat to ask the MINISTER OF HEALTH to state the extent to which the issues of food security in the country have been addressed which mainly involves the imported foods.

22. PN-1332-L22882 Datuk Yahaya bin Mat Ghani to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the amount of allocation spent by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council in 2013 till 2015 from the collected zakat to develop the real estate sector in the Federal Territory in an effort to help the poor, who are homeless.

23. PN-1332-L22696 Puan Hajah Mariany binti Mohammad Yit to ask the MINISTER OF TRANSPORT to state the comprehensive measures of the Road Transport Department to fully enforce on a comprehensive health examination on the Commercial Vehicle Drivers in order to avoid any health implications and drug addiction among them that increase the risk of road accidents.

24. PN-1332-L22651 Tuan Chong Sin Woon to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state the number of investment entities that have invested in 1MDB or subsidiaries owned by 1MDB in the form of bonds, sukuk and loans.

25. PN-1332-L22537 Dato' Haji Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdullah to ask the MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES to state the percentage of growth or reduction of the labor force with tertiary education in the past ten years and as a result of this, state either the rate of unemployment in the technical field has been decreased or increased.

26. PN-1332-L22895 Tuan Zali bin Mat Yasin to ask the MINISTER OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT to state the Group of People with Disabilities (PWDs) also face problems in owning homes, particularly under the People's Housing Programme (PPR) on a number of factors including the structure of the building. State whether the Ministry has initiative to provide disabled-friendly PPR and whether these people with disabilities are given quotas to own this PPR house.

27. PN-1332-L22161 Datuk Seri Syed Ibrahim bin Kader to ask the MINISTER OF EDUCATION to state the extent to which the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2015 has give an impact in an increase in the teacher professionalism and student achievement to date.

28. PN-1332-L22676 Dato' Dr. Asyraf Wajdi bin Dato' Dusuki to ask the MINISTER OF WOMEN, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT to state with the Government's call to encourage couples to have more children, state whether the Ministry has had a comprehensive plan for family planning in taking into account the increase of the cost of living such as the cost of diapers, milk and baby-sitter and provides alternatives to resolve this situation.

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29. PN-1332-L22670 Dato' Goonasakaran A/L Raman to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the measures and steps taken by the Government to help small traders among Indians so that they are not swept away by the current global development.

30. PN-1332-L22331 Datuk Jamilah Sulaiman to ask the MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS to state the Government's stance in relation to the actions of the Egyptian court that upheld a death sentence against former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi.

31. PN-1332-L22487 Tuan Wilfred Yong Chen Leong to ask the MINISTER OF HEALTH to state the initiatives and programs undertaken by the Ministry to maintain the standards and quality of health tourism industry in Malaysia to always be at an excellence level.

32. PN-1332-L22721 Dato' Khairudin Samad to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state on the GST imposed by the bank to depositors or investors who save in their bank.

33. PN-1332-L22092 Dr. Syed Husin Ali to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state on the plan of and China to resume construction of the canal in Segenting Kra. State also the impact of economic and regional relations if the project resumed, and the Government's stance on the plan.

34. PN-1332-L22151 Datuk Seri Nalla K. S. to ask the MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORT to state the steps taken by the Government in addressing the problem on the management of sports bodies such as football, cycling and others. State whether there is any suggestion that only those eligible are allowed to occupy the main positions in the sports bodies.

35. PN-1332-L22322 Dato' Boon Som a/l Inong to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the government's plan to develop the minority communities, including Siam descendant, in the 11th Malaysia Plan in line with the concept of inclusiveness, to ensure the country's economic growth to be benefited by all Malaysians regardless of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and geographical location.

36. PN-1332-L22121 Tuan Haji Abdul Shukor bin Mohd Sultan to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state the Ministry's view regarding the accusations and insults to the RMP institution that have been said by the higher leadership of the opposition.

37. PN-1332-L22527 Dato' Haji Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdullah to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state the number of get-rich-quick scheme companies that have been taken action by Central Bank of Malaysia according to year to date and state the value of the scheme which has been acted upon. 6 OPDN 2/7/2015

38. PN-1332-L22789 Dato' Adam bin Abdul Hamid to ask the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY to state when will the plan to ban the use of trawl net to be implemented and replaced by the use of portable liftnet (tangkul) or purse seine to overcome the destruction of fish seed and breeding grounds. State whether the Ministry is afraid of any pressure or intimidation.

39. PN-1332-L22607 Datuk Hajah Noriah binti Mahat to ask the MINISTER OF WOMEN, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT to state whether the target of 55% women participation in the workforce will be achieved this year. State the Government's proposal to ensure the career women remain working and contribute to the national economy.

40. PN-1332-L22403 Datuk Haji Yunus bin Haji Kurus to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state :-

(a) the ratio of the Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera in the public sector; and

(b) the factor that the non-Bumiputrera are less interested in joining the public sector, especially at the support group level and state the Government's actions to address this issue.

41. PN-1332-L22622 Datuk Yoo Wei How to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state the number of Government's operations that have been outsourced to private companies and state the cost involved in this outsourcing.

42. PN-1332-L22926 Datuk Megat Zulkarnain bin Tan Sri Omardin to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state whether the Ministry intends to review the online registration system for associations/organizations as there are a lot of issues arise such as overlapping, processes and approvals granted are in conflict with a parent body.

43. PN-1332-L22272 Puan Shahanim binti Mohamad Yusoff to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the number of teachers of the Kelas Al-Quran dan Fardu Ain (KAFA) according to state in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 as well as the comparison of salary and allowance for KAFA teachers between states.

44. PN-1332-L22131 Tuan Haji Abdul Shukor bin Mohd Sultan to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state :-

(a) the reasons for the negative perception on government-owned investment company 1MDB, whereas there are several investment transactions by other government-owned companies before but there are no issue about it unlike the 1MDB issue.; and

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(b) the latest solution of this 1MDB issue after the audit conducted by the National Audit Department and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

45. PN-1332-L22237 Datuk Chin Su Phin to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state whether there is a possibility that the kidnapping occurred recently in Sandakan is a Malaysian and hidden nearby the kidnapping area.

46. PN-1332-L22309 Dato' Boon Som a/l Inong to ask the MINISTER OF TRANSPORT to state the latest developments on the tragedy of MH370 and MH17, whether the incident has affected the aviation industry in this country, as well as the steps taken to restore consumer confidence on their security level to use the planes to fly domestically and internationally.

47. PN-1332-L22353 Datuk Norliza binti Abdul Rahim to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state :

(a) the performance of private investment in line with the ETP 2014 to make the private sector as the main driver of the economy; and

(b) whether the gap between private and government investment today is on the right track.

48. PN-1332-L22936 Datuk Megat Zulkarnain bin Tan Sri Omardin to ask the MINISTER OF HEALTH to state whether the Ministry is using a special vaccine to tackle the worsening dengue issue and if so, state the extent of its effectiveness in reducing dengue disease.

49. PN-1332-L22391 Dato' Jaspal Singh to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state when was the first time the Ministry find out about the Rohingya who are astray at the sea and the number of Rohingya that will out from . State the total estimation of Rohingya who remain abandoned at the sea and state the way for the Government to place them on a temporary basis.

50. PN-1332-L22082 Datin Rahimah binti Haji Mahamad to ask the MINISTER OF TRANSPORT to state :-

(a) whether the Ministry realize that deaths cases due to accidents on the roads in this country are worrying; and

(b) the driver awareness especially on accident cases due to negligence and illegal racing.

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51. PN-1332-L22344 Dato' Muhammad Olian b Abdullah to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the extent of achievement of the implementation of economic regional corridor development since it has been implemented, the number of jobs offered and the level of socioeconomic of the community who are in the corridor.

52. PN-1332-L22446 Dato' Haji Mohd. Salim bin Sharif to ask the MINISTER OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER to state the efforts of the Ministry in helping entrepreneurs, farmers and raisers to overcome the burden of the cost as the Water Regulatory Body through Surface Water Abstraction License under Section 7(4) of the Waters Act 1920 (Act 418) will enforce the implementation of charge on water usage by the entrepreneurs, farmers and raisers. This situation adds burdens to them as the agricultural sectors in Malaysia is not a consistent industry which still requires government subsidies.

53. PN-1332-L22577 Datuk Prof. Dr. Sim Kui Hian to ask the MINISTER OF EDUCATION to state in details on the scope of the distribution of jurisdiction between the Ministry of Education with the Sarawak Education Department, as well as the extent of the readiness of the Ministry to provide a wider jurisdiction to the Sarawak Education Department in the development of the education sector in Sarawak.

54. PN-1332-L22421 Tuan Chia Song Cheng to ask the MINISTER OF WOMEN, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT to state whether the Government has revised its policies or terms in the intake of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and the Government mechanism to enhance greater participation of disabled people as employees of the Government and the private sector.

55. PN-1332-L22754 Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Ibrahim Shah bin Abu Shah to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state the MOHA's guarantee to ensure the safety of people and the country could become a reality.

56. PN-1332-L22552 Puan Hajah Khairiah binti Mohamed to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the economic impacts to be faced as a result of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Thailand and China for the construction of Carat Canal and state the preparation of Malaysia to deal with it.

57. PN-1332-L22111 Datuk Ng Chiang Chin to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state although the number of reported crime incidents have dropped significantly in recent years, public still have a negative perception in curbing crimes. State the steps taken by the Government to share with the public about initiatives that have been implemented to enforce the law to ensure the safety of the people.

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58. PN-1332-L22857 Datuk Hamzah bin Mohd Kasim to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the measures and actions of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) to combat the influence of the ideology and propaganda of "Islamic States" (IS) from growing in Malaysia.

59. PN-1332-L22800 Dato' Dr. Johari bin Mat to ask the MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS to state the statistics of the recent two years compared to the first quarter of this year in relation to gambling and prostitution that are still active in the country.

60. PN-1332-L22702 Puan Hajah Mariany binti Mohammad Yit to ask the MINISTER OF HEALTH to state the Government's measures to monitor the health of food operators who might be suffering from infectious diseases and state the effective measures of the government to ensure that all immunization and prevention can be done.

61. PN-1332-L22194 Tuan Koh Chin Han to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the efforts taken by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in improving the enforcement and legislation in addressing misconduct among public servants.

62. PN-1332-L22823 Datuk Hamzah bin Mohd Kasim to ask the MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES to state whether the Government will review the minimum wages in order to achieve the status of the high-income nation under the Government policy in the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).

63. PN-1332-L22282 Puan Shahanim binti Mohamad Yusoff to ask the MINISTER OF RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT to state the efforts of the Government to strengthen the rural development sector as the heart of human development, thus it creates villagers who are creative and innovative.

64. PN-1332-L22227 Datuk Chin Su Phin to ask the MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE, CO- OPERATIVE AND CONSUMERISM to state the number of smuggling cases of diesel and petrol across the country especially in Sabah since subsidies have been cut and state the measures that have been taken to prevent this smuggling from recur.

65. PN-1332-L22562 Puan Hajah Khairiah binti Mohamed to ask the PRIME MINISTER to state the plan of the construction of houses for flood victims in Kelantan as promised.

66. PN-1332-L22492 Datuk Lihan Jok to ask the MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES to state whether the Government intends to discontinue the employment of foreign workers on a large scale.

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67. PN-1332-L22390 Dato' Jaspal Singh to ask the MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA to state the existing compensation for Telco customers who have signed a contract for a specific service but there is a service disruption from the service provider or unsatisfactory services by contract but the customers have been charged with the full amount of the contract.

68. PN-1332-L22340 Dato' Muhammad Olian b Abdullah to ask the MINISTER OF EDUCATION to state :-

(a) the steps taken by the Ministry to provide sufficient teachers in technical and vocational education field; and

(b) whether the courses offered at the Vocational College are current and future market-oriented to ensure the employability of students produced.

69. PN-1332-L22853 Datuk Yahaya bin Mat Ghani to ask the MINISTER OF FINANCE to state in details of the latest amount of national debt, the cost to pay national debt and all contingent liabilities to be borne by the Government as of June 2015.

70. PN-1332-L22178 Tuan Koh Chin Han to ask the MINISTER OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT to state whether the Ministry will consider a proposal to let the factories manage their own waste. This is as long-term measures in the processing of the domestic waste.

71. PN-1332-L22212 Tuan Chandra Mohan a/l S. Thambirajah to ask the MINISTER OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER to state the amount of water released in liters and percentage of Non Revenue Water in 2014 according to states. State the main reasons for Non-Revenue Water and measures taken to reduce the amount of Non-Revenue Water.

72. PN-1332-L22959 Puan Bathmavathi Krishnan to ask the MINISTER OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT to state the number of disabled applicants who have been offered the PPR houses to date and state the steps or efforts taken to help the disabled applicants who face difficulties in obtaining loans for the deposit payment. State the number of disabled persons who are the owner or the tenants of PPR houses who receive the E-kasih financial assistance to pay the rent of RM124.00 a month.

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ORDERS OF THE DAY AND MOTIONS

1. (D.R. 25/2015) Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2015 Second reading [ Minister of Domestic Trade, Co- operatives and Consumerism ]

2. (D.R. 1/2015) Chemists (Amendment) Bill 2015 “

[ Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation ]

3. ( D.R. 18/2015) Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti- “ Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment) Bill 2015

[ Minister of Home Affairs ]

4. (D.R. 22/2015) Police (Amendment) Bill 2015 “

[ Minister of Home Affairs ]

5. ( D.R. 19/2015) Animal Welfare Bill 2015 “

[ Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry ]

6. (D.R. 11/2015) Electricity Supply (Amendment) Bill 2015 “

[ Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water ]

7. (D.R. 21/2015) Judges’ Remuneration (Amendment) Bill “ 2015

[ Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department ]