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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to dismantle the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, announcing that a new legislative framework will be introduced to Parliament before year's end.
Malaysian academics have endorsed the government's plan to repeal the 53-year-old Universities and University Colleges Act, arguing it represents a progressive modernisation that will preserve core university governance while expanding student freedoms.
Singapore is strengthening its arsenal against scams through comprehensive legislative amendments that grant authorities broader powers to detect fraud, restrict access to services used in scams, and impose penalties up to S$10 million on non-compliant platforms.
Parliamentary select committees will spend three months scrutinising the Freedom of Information Bill 2026 and Admiralty Jurisdiction Bill 2026, consulting stakeholders before presenting recommendations to Parliament.
Malaysia's new Statistics Bill 2026, approved by Parliament, is set for year-end gazetting. The legislation modernises the 61-year-old Statistics Act 1965 and establishes safeguards for data independence and comprehensive national statistics gathering.
Malaysia's Cabinet has approved in-principle amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987 that would allow courts to order road offenders to pay compensation to accident victims or their families as additional punishment alongside existing penalties.