Cost of living, prison overcrowding in focus at Dewan Rakyat on Oct 17


KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat sitting on Tuesday (Oct 17) will address concerns about the cost of living and overcrowding in prisons, as well as discuss the latest developments of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

According to the Order Paper on Parliament’s official website, the cost of living issue will be raised by Datuk Rosol Wahid (PN-Hulu Terengganu) in a question to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Minister’s Question Time.

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