Hybrid Parliament the right move during the pandemic, say experts

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PETALING JAYA: A hybrid Parliament where in-person and virtual meetings are combined could be the right formula for lawmakers to safely reconvene and deliberate important matters amid the Covid-19 pandemic, say experts.

With Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan announcing on Friday that the government was studying the possibility of implementing a hybrid Parliament, experts say that this could be executed with minimal challenges.

He anticipated that Internet access for rural MPs might be a problem but added that if that were to happen, they could use offices at the Parliament or the nearest venue with reliable Internet access.Sivamurugan said that Malaysia could go ahead with the hybrid Parliament method as the Dewan Rakyat Speaker and his deputies as well as Takiyuddin have met and basically agreed on it.

“Last year, three MPs who were under house surveillance orders or quarantine showed up at Dewan Rakyat wearing personal protective equipment to cast their vote for the Supply Bill.“Otherwise, they can find a way to organise online voting but it has already been shown in the past that it is possible to have strict standard operating procedures in place to allow for manual voting by all MPs, even those under quarantine.

Nik Ahmad Kamal added that there is a lot of pressure for the government to reconvene Parliament as people want to get answers from the administration as well as ensure that check-and-balance will be done.

 

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Anak anak adik adik.. Dah lama online... Kah Kah Kah..

Here in Malaysia, experts are but a title. The govt doesn't listen to experts. No. They listen to aides, cronies, supporters. They never listened to the rakyat...go figure.

gonna try 'predict' the future. PN ministers in person, opposition online. suddenly, 'internet down' 😅

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