Schedule MPs to attend Dewan Rakyat sittings, says activist

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Thomas Fann says Parliament’s failure to convene due to a lack of quorum is a blemish on the country’s parliamentary democracy.    Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/22/schedule-mps-to-attend-dewan-rakyat-sittings-says-activist/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ThomasFann #DewanRakyat #ParliamentaryDemocracy

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00:00Democracy advocate Thomas Fahn has suggested that MPs be scheduled to attend Dewan Rakyat

00:06sittings.

00:08This comes after Pengkalan Cepat MP Ahmad Marzook Shaari interrupted yesterday's sitting

00:13to cite Standing Order 13 sub 1, which states that a quorum of at least 26 MPs is necessary

00:19for the Dewan Rakyat to convene.

00:23Paya Besar MP Shahar Abdullah, who chaired the sitting, adjourned the proceedings after

00:27a headcount showed that only 19 MPs were in attendance.

00:31Fahn, who heads Project Sama, said the Dewan Rakyat's failure to convene because there

00:36was no quorum is a blemish on the country's parliamentary democracy.

00:41He said Malaysians may feel their voices are not being represented in parliament due to

00:45their MPs' absence.

00:48Fahn proposed MPs attend sittings based on their area of expertise or interests.

00:53He said parties should form committees that shadow government ministries, and MPs in

00:57these committees must be present when issues related to ministries they are shadowing are

01:01being presented.

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