‘Parliament dates in line with Standing Order’

PETALING JAYA: The first of the three Parliament meetings for this year will start on May 18 – more than two months from the original scheduled date under the previous government.

Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof said the first meeting of the third session of the 14th Parliament will sit for 15 days from May 18 to June 23.“As the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, I find that the dates for the meetings are in line with Standing Order 11(2), ” he said yesterday.There are three meetings of the Dewan Rakyat in a year or session.