Let there be order in the House at all times


THE current Parliament, the 13th in our nation’s history, began the first meeting of its second session on Monday with the traditional opening by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong followed by his Royal Address.

The King’s broad-ranging speech, also by tradition, is premised on the policies of the government of the day, and will essentially set the tone for the debate at the current sitting.

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