MPs highlight various plights of ordinary Malaysians


Meeting of minds: Police personnel checking the entry point at the Parliament Building in Kuala Lumpur for the special sitting. —Bernama

COVID-19 vaccination, economic measures and assistance for the rakyat took centre stage on the first day of the Dewan Rakyat special sitting.

Datuk Salim Sharif (BN-Jempol) said that 49% of the micro SME sector, or up to 580,000, were at risk of closing down by October should lockdowns continue.

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