June 9, 2022

The anti-hopping bill will be tabled at the next meeting of Parliament, which is scheduled to begin on July 18, says law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

He said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had decided that there was no need for the government to hold a special sitting to table and debate the bill.

In a statement today, Wan Junaidi said that among the factors taken into consideration was the cost involved in a special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara, which would amount to about RM1,077,600, excluding operating costs.

Previously, the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) had proposed that the bill be tabled at a one-day special sitting in early July, as opposed to waiting for the scheduled meeting from July 18 to Aug 4.

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