KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — In line with Malaysia's move to abolish the mandatory death penalty, seven bills were tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today to make the necessary amendments to the pertinent laws.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will prepare a new Cabinet memorandum relating to the application to abolish Section 209 of the Penal Code (Act 574) to decriminalise suicide attempts as proposed by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — An engagement session with members of the Dewan Rakyat and representatives from Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) regarding the abolition of the mandatory death penalty was held at the Parliament building yesterday.

KUCHING, June 10 — The government has yet to set a timeframe for the abolition of the mandatory death penalty to take effect, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and to substitute it with other sentences which are subject to the discretion of the court.

By Khairul Azran Hussin AMPANG JAYA, April 30 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has urged all parties to support the move in abolishing the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) examination to pave way for a new education agenda. He said the assessments of students based on...