KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The failure of medical officers to report for duty in Sabah and Sarawak, as well as the status of a new Bill to replace the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU), are among the main issues to be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today.

According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, during the Question Time, Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai) will ask the Health Minister to state the actual number of medical officers who failed to report for duty after the deadline yesterday, as well as the reasons and measures to address the issue.

Also scheduled to be raised during the session is a question from Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu (PH-Batu Gajah) to the Higher Education Minister on the latest developments regarding the drafting of a new bill to replace AUKU 1971, as well as the Government’s commitment to table it in Parliament in December.