00:00For civil servants, we have Intan. For judges, we have Ilka. What do we have for Parliament?
00:10Ambassador Syed Salim Faruqi suggested the establishment of a Parliamentary Institute to train MPs in the law, spending, and economic issues.
00:22He said the lack of knowledge among MPs about the Parliamentary Institute led to discussions about race and religion,
00:31doubts in the law, and a heavy stance on issues related to gender.
00:39Syed Salim also suggested that MPs follow a short-term course to better understand the law
00:47and take part in the discussion of the legal framework that can be laid out in Parliament as an independent legal framework.
00:55He also suggested the establishment of a Parliamentary Office, such as in Australia and other Commonwealth countries,
01:02where freelancers provide non-partisan analysis on the short-term and long-term effects of a decision.
01:10MPs must actually be made aware of the long-term implications.
01:18I'm personally troubled by it every day. We order food, it comes in plastic bags.
01:25I'm telling myself, very soon our oceans will be filled with plastic bags.
01:32When it comes to environmental issues, rivers are turning into drains, hills are being carted away.
01:40These are long-term policies.
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