As the Dewan Rakyat struggles to attend to items in the Order Paper before the last day of sitting tomorrow, the August House has stopped the clock for the first time in its 2016 session.

While the clock was ticking towards midnight, Deputy Plantation and Mommodities Minister Noriah Kasnon moved a motion to suspend the House’s clock so that it can conduct its business beyond midnight.

Traditionally parliament will have to adjourn its sitting for the day, at the stroke of midnight.

The motion was seconded by Deputy Health Minister Hilmi Yahaya and passed by voice vote.