THE election of a new deputy speaker will be on the agenda at today’s Parliament meeting.

With the departure of Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said from the post on August 23, the election tops the list of motions in the Dewan Rakyat order paper at the fourth session of the 14th Parliament.

On Sunday, Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Mohd Rashid Hasnon confirmed having received the names of candidates from the opposition bloc and the government and that if there was more than one candidate, the matter would be put to a vote.

So far, two names have been mentioned: Pontian MP Ahmad Maslan (Umno) and Teluk Intan MP Nga Kor Ming (Pakatan Harapan)

According to the order paper, the meeting will begin at 10am with the ministers’ question time, followed by the questions for oral answers session, before continuing with the motion of thanks and debate on the royal address by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

The question on whether the government will review the policy on the Malaysia My Second Home programme is also expected to be among the focus during question time.

This is the first parliamentary session led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. – Bernama, September 14, 2021.