00:0113 Senators, including six new appointees, took their oaths of office before Dewan Negara President Awang Bimi Awang Ali Basah
00:09today.
00:10The six new appointees were Acting Bentong UMNO Chief Zaini Saleh, Wanita MCA Chief Wong Yu Fong, Sabah DAP Chairman
00:20Fung Jin Zhe, Johor DAP Vice Chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali, Sarawak DAP Assistant Secretary Larry Asap, and R. Tiagaraja.
00:30Six others, Lo Kian Chuan, Awang Sarian, Dr. Hatha Ramli, Isaiah D. Jacob, Hasbi Muda, and Abun Sui Anyit were
00:40reappointed.
00:41Abdul Nasir Idris, meanwhile, was re-elected by the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.
00:47The six new appointments by the Yang Dipertuan Agong are for a three-year term from today until May 10,
00:532029, while the reappointments will run from March 20, 2026 to March 19, 2029.
01:00In his speech, Awang Bimi congratulated the 13 senators and urged them to make the Dewan Negara a platform for
01:07mature and constructive debate, representing the voices of the states and federal territories.
01:13Natasha Beast, FMT.
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