Parliament to scrutinise Tabung Haji strategy, AI law and food import dependence
During the third meeting of the fifth session, MPs will question the Prime Minister on Tabung Haji’s investment approach and raise issues ranging from AI regulation to food security.
On the third sitting of the fifth session, parliamentarians are set to challenge the government on several fronts. Datuk Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh will ask the Prime Minister how Tabung Haji’s investments will be diversified and its risk managed to ensure long-term sustainability for haj pilgrims. Datuk Seri Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali will query the foreign minister on compulsory registration for Malaysians traveling to high-risk destinations.
Khoo Poay Tiong will press the agriculture minister about reducing RM90 billion worth of food imports and tackling dumping. Oscar Ling Chai Yew will request an update on the implementation of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 repeal. Further inquiries will cover the ageing economy plan, a draft AI legislation, and the ongoing federal-Sarawak talks on the Malaysia Agreement 1963’s oil-and-gas powers. The session will also see first readings of the Sports Development (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026, plus reports from select committees on refugees and e-Jamin bail payments.
Why it matters
The questions could shape Malaysia's financial safety, food policy, AI regulation and inter-state resource rights.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTBoth camps note that parliament will question Tabung Haji’s investment strategy, but right-leaning coverage broadens the focus to a suite of other government policies, portraying a wider challenge to the administration.
CENTER
Centrist coverage frames the story as a straightforward report on parliamentary questioning of Tabung Haji’s diversification and risk-management plans.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage frames the story as parliamentarians confronting the government on multiple fronts, using the Tabung Haji query as one of several accountability challenges.
The right emphasises
- parliamentarians set to challenge the government on several fronts
- diversify Tabung Haji investments and manage risk for long-term sustainability
- questions on foreign-minister compulsory registration, food-import reduction, AI legislation, and other policy areas
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