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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