Hazlan Zakaria & S Pathmawathy

UPDATED 1.19PM Strong economic factors helped but future protests can deter foreign investors, says Mukhriz Mahathir.

In a move not seen over 22 years, Parliament was forced to literally freeze time at the stroke of midnight.

UPDATED 6.20PM The debate had initially been scheduled for Nov 24, 29 and 30 and Dec 1 over the Bill that seeks to outlaw street protests.

UPDATED 6.15PM PARLIAMENT Pakatan reps to the PSC will be Azmin Ali, Hatta Ramli and Anthony Loke.

Dzulkefly fears all Hell will break loose and the floodgates opened to utter chaos. It's a weird argument, he says.

The veteran parliamentarian blamed the agency for Malaysia's fall in international corruption rankings.

UPDATED 2.45PM He produced two documents in Parliament to back up his allegations. [VIDEOS INSIDE]

UPDATED 4.50PM He attacked Malaysiakini over a report on a seminar in Washington last month, which he attended alongside top government officials. [VIDEO INSIDE]