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Podcast: Consider This
Episode: Parliament (Part 1) - Speaker's Powers Unlimited?
Description: From tomorrow until December 15th, Dewan Rakyat sessions will be limited to only 80 MPs at any one time -- 41 from the Government, and 39 from the Opposition. Sessions during this sitting will also be reduced to half a day -- from 10am until 2pm. According to the Speaker of the House, these measures are to curb the spread of Covid-19. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to lawyer New Sin Yew.