Dr M warns absentee MPs that attendance will be factor in Cabinet reshuffle


KUALA LUMPUR: MPs who do not attend enough Dewan Rakyat sittings will get a talking to by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself.

Dr Mahathir, when asked if he is going to crack the whip on absentee MPs, also suggested that Parliament attendance would be a factor in which MPs may be dropped when he reshuffles his Cabinet.

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