Speaker rejects Anwar's bid to discuss cost of living, weak ringgit


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KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun has rejected a motion filed by Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to discuss the country's cost of living crisis and the weakening ringgit.

He said the matter was not urgent as such issues will be discussed in great detail during this sitting.

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