Hannah, Ambiga and Rais may be considered for Dewan Rakyat Speaker’s post


Favourites: Yeoh (left) ,Ambiga and Tan Sri Rais Yatim.

PETALING JAYA: Former Selangor Assembly Speaker Han­nah Yeoh, social activist and lawyer S. Ambiga and former minister Tan Sri Rais Yatim are among the names that have cropped up for the post of Speaker in the new Parliament that will start on July 16 – the first to be held since Pakatan Harapan formed the government.

However, there is no formal discussion yet among the coalition partners on who the Speaker will be.

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