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                                <title><![CDATA[ Suhaizan sworn in as Pulai MP ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 05:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Former Bachok MP Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, meanwhile, took his oath as a senator in the Dewan Negara today. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Quota for elected Dewan Negara members can be increased, says speaker ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar says the quota can be bumped up from two individuals to three per state. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Dewan Negara approves final bill on decriminalising attempted suicide ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 23:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The three bills require the consent of the Agong before they are gazetted and come into force. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Dewan Negara passes bills to decriminalise attempted suicide ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Meanwhile, the debate on the Mental Health Act 2001 continues. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Wan Junaidi elected Dewan Negara president ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 03:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ His appointment took effect on June 18. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Dewan Negara passes bill on sexual offences against children ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 01:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Sexual Offences against Children (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed by voice vote after debate by 10 senators. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt to review allowing refugees, asylum seekers to work in plantation sector ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This is to overcome the shortage of workers in the sector. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt screenings find over 43,000 secondary school students smoke ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 05:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Oral Health Tobacco-Free programme also found that 341 primary school students were into the habit. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Health ministry mulls taking contract workers as permanent staff without pensions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says this is to deal with the workload that exceeds the capacity of available resources, as well as to reduce the burden of the country's pension scheme. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ministry mulls committee to study pre-marriage course for non-Muslims ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Deputy Minister Aiman Athirah Sabu says the committee will propose suitable programmes to be presented to the Cabinet in the near future. ]]></description>
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