Budget 2020 debate temporarily halted as Parliament lacked quorum

By MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM and RAHIMY RAHIM & TARRENCE TAN

Nation
Thursday, 17 Oct 2019
5:45 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: Proceedings to debate Budget 2020 in Parliament were halted temporarily when there was a lack of quorum in the House.

Proceedings were temporarily halted after Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) stood up to interject Steven Choong Shiau Yoon (PH-Terbau), who was debating the budget.

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