Return to the House of Altercation


PARLIAMENT came back with its opening act on Monday. I tried to follow the live streaming of the day-long proceedings as best as I could on YouTube and came away rather entertained, with my emotions ranging from irritation, frustration and wry amusement to, surprisingly, hope.

As expected, the Opposition MPs were chafing at the bit after waiting for so long to be able to gather in the Dewan Rakyat. For them, it was a chance to slam the Perikatan Nasional government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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