Mavcom dissolution Bill passed despite call for bloc vote by Opposition

KUALA LUMPUR: A Bill to dissolve the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) was passed in the Dewan Rakyat following a failed bloc vote by the Opposition to prevent its passage.

The Bill which was read by Transport Minister Anthony Loke for the second reading saw heated debates with several Opposition MPs calling for the Bill to be referred to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) before being retabled.