Popek Popek Parlimen: Flood Warnings Via SMS Alerts?

02-Aug-22 17:00

Popek Popek Parlimen: Flood Warnings Via SMS Alerts?

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Today's round up of the Dewan Rakyat include news of an SMS alert system to warn residents in flood prone areas, a question on contradicting policy approaches to labour shortage in the plantation sector, and a surprise tabling of the US State Department's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which happened to fall on the same day as US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Malaysia. Image source: Prostock-Studio, istock

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Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: politics, government, Law/Activism

Tags: parliament, dewan rakyat, flood, flood relief, palm oil, labour shortage, zuraida kamaruddin, human trafficking, home ministry, lim guan eng, nancy pelosi,

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