Parliamentarians playing hooky?


Cars carrying MPs stream into Parliament, where a sitting is scheduled, in May 2018. It is not always the case that the elected representatives of the House see fit to attend. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 25, 2021.

* Commentary by Mustafa K. Anuar.

LATE Tuesday afternoon, Parliament was delayed owing to a lack of quorum, largely because attendance on the government side left much to be desired.


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  • Name and shame them. Everyday while parliament is sitting there should be a MPs attendance list given to the Press to publish daily. This way their voters will know who is attending and not attending parliament for them. In the next election those who played truant will be voted out.

    Posted 2 years ago by Elyse Gim