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Malaysian NGOs have called on the prime minister to convene a summit bringing together government and opposition leaders to establish a unified reform agenda before the next general election.
Parliamentary select committees have been tasked with a three-month review of Malaysia's proposed Freedom of Information Bill 2026 and Admiralty Jurisdiction Bill 2026, consulting stakeholders before submitting recommendations.
Malaysia's Parliamentary Select Committee, chaired by Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, begins examining the Freedom of Information Bill 2026 with bipartisan support. The panel will evaluate stakeholder feedback before Parliament tables the legislation.
Malaysia's Media Council has endorsed the government's decision to send the Freedom of Information Bill 2026 to a Parliamentary Select Committee, arguing that legislation of constitutional importance requires thorough deliberation and stakeholder engagement.
Japan's lower house has approved sweeping reforms to the Imperial House Law, the first major amendment since 1947. The bill tackles the declining imperial family through adoption rules and changes to women's status, signalling broader constitutional modernization.
Malaysia's Parliament Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has proposed adopting proportional representation to safeguard minority representation as demographic shifts reshape the nation's ethnic composition over coming decades.