00:00Subang MP Wong Chen stepped down as an MP on Monday,
00:05confirming that he had submitted his resignation letter
00:08to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tanshri Johari Abdul on August 5.
00:13The PKR lawmaker said his resignation took effect at 5 p.m. on August 10,
00:18allowing parliamentary officers three working days to prepare for the vacancy.
00:22Wong said both sides had agreed not to disclose details of his resignation until it took effect.
00:28His resignation comes amid political friction within PKR
00:32over the blocking of constituency funding allocations
00:36through the MyHus portal for several members of parliament
00:39linked to the Bersama political movement.
00:42Wong, a three-term MP, was first elected to the Kalana Jaya seat in 2013
00:48before winning the renamed Subang constituency
00:51with a large majority in 2018 and 2022.
00:55A trained lawyer, he previously chaired Pakatan Harapan's Alternative Budget Committee.
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