COMMENT | When the Urban Renewal Bill was tabled in the cabinet, some ministers were either asleep or did not pay attention to its contents and implications, especially for the lower-income group.

A few days before the tabling in Parliament, despite being the foreign minister, Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan broke ranks to demand a postponement just days before its tabling.

In postponing the tabling, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said the ministry is