Parliamentary Service Council Formed as New Act Takes Effect in Malaysia
The Parliamentary Service Act 2025 came into force on Oct 1, prompting the creation of a Parliamentary Service Council to oversee parliamentary services.
On Oct 1, the Parliamentary Service Act 2025 was enacted, triggering the establishment of a Parliamentary Service Council tasked with handling parliamentary service issues. Deputy Speaker Ramli Md Nor communicated the development during the opening of a 37-day Dewan Rakyat sitting that runs until Dec 8, with the agenda including the 2027 Budget, the Auditor-General’s Report and multiple bills. He also urged MPs to complete mandatory health screenings by Oct 30 and to respect time limits in oral questions.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Law and Institutional Reform, Azalina Othman Said, described the Act as a historic achievement for the Madani government’s institutional reforms, noting it revives provisions after the 1963 Act was repealed in 1992. The legislation, originally introduced as Bill 2025, passed both houses and received royal assent from Sultan Ibrahim before being gazetted on July 18, 2025.
Why it matters
The new council will shape how Malaysia’s parliament operates and implements key reforms.
How the sides frame it
LOW AGREEMENTCenter coverage frames the Act as a step toward parliamentary autonomy balanced by strict accountability and quality governance, while right-leaning coverage portrays it as a historic reform milestone, focusing on the new council’s duties and procedural directives for MPs.
CENTER
Centrist coverage stresses that parliamentary autonomy must coexist with strict accountability and judges the Act’s success by improvements in professionalism, transparency, public trust and legislative quality.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage highlights the formation of the Parliamentary Service Council as a historic achievement, emphasizing procedural details such as health-screening mandates and time-limit rules for MPs.
The right emphasises
- Parliamentary Service Council formed to handle parliamentary service issues
- Act described as a historic achievement for the Madani government's institutional reforms
- Deputy Speaker urges MPs to complete mandatory health screenings and respect time limits in oral questions
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