Focus On Parliamentary Services Bill

Aira Azhari, Acting CEO, IDEAS

04-Feb-25 07:45

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The latest Dewan Rakyat sitting will run for 18 days and among the issues in focus will be the long-anticipated revival of the Parliamentary Services Bill. We speak to Aira Azhari of IDEAS about the expectations for the session and measures to enable MPs to be more effective in their law-making duties.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: politics, government, international, Law/Activism, culture

Tags: malaysia, parliament, parliamentary services act, dewan rakyat, Mufti Bill,

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