It was reported that about 90% of Members of Parliament (MPs) did not attend the afternoon parliamentary sessions, causing a delay to proceedings as the quorum was not met.

Aira Azhari, Manager of the Democracy and Governance Unit, IDEAS & Member of The Seed Community for a Professional Parliament discusses their lackadaisical behavior.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Noelle Lim, Khoo Hsu Chuang

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