Dewan Rakyat erupts over linguistic duel: ‘Mambar’ vs ‘Mambang’ debate sparks laughter, fury


KUALA LUMPUR: A parliamentary sitting descended into a flurry of confusion, humour and thinly veiled threats on Wednesday (Aug 6) as lawmakers locked horns over two unexpected adversaries - the mysterious ‘mambar’ and the mischievous ‘mambang’.

It all began innocently enough when PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Bharu) rose to cite Standing Order 14, accusing the Speaker of unfair allocation of oral questions.

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