Annual health check-ups for MPs a must, says Speaker


KUALA LUMPUR: Mandatory annual medical check-ups for MPs will be a permanent fixture, says Tan Sri Johari Abdul.

“Alhamdulilah, everyone including the prime minister had done their (check-up) because I told them if you don’t do your (health) examination, I will go after you,” the Dewan Rakyat Speaker said during a special meeting with media practitioners on Monday (Feb 19).

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