Parliament stops clock to allow for unilateral conversion debates


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 09 Aug 2017

MONDAY, JULY 24 KUALA LUMPUR- Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi attends Corruption-Free Pledge signing ceremony at Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar Hall, Malaysian Police Training Centre (PULAPOL), Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra at 0815 (0015 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Dewan Rakyat sitting at Parliament building(pic) at 1000 (0200 GMT)

KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament was forced to "stop the clock" on Wednesday to allow the debates for Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Bill 2017 (LRA) to proceed.

Bera MP Ismail Sabri Yaakob moved the motion and explained that the debates "may take long".

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