Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, the MP for Tapah, said he was attending a religious function. Other absentees were Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (Sembrong), Datuk Henry Sum Agong (Lawas), Datuk Suhaimi Nasir (Libaran), Riduan Rubin (Tenom) and Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan (Keningau). In the bloc vote, 146 MPs supported the Bill, 44 abstained and 32 were absent. The Malaysian voters are not going to buy the flimsy excuses offered by the absentee government MPS. - Bernama> Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai is a National Journalism Laureate and chairman of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama)

Source: The Star March 04, 2026 11:32 UTC