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PARLIAMENT | He says this is because questions must be answered by those with specific knowledge of the issue.

N Surendran says it's the gov't, not House speaker, that decides motions and bills to be debated.

UPDATED 5PM | Manifesto is just guidance, says PM on the appointment of Ariff as Dewan Rakyat speaker.

UPDATED 4.27PM | PARLIAMENT | Both candidates had been mooted by the PM and seconded by the DPM.

UPDATED 1:20PM | PARLIAMENT | BN and PAS MPs in disbelief over claims that the speaker's appointment was lawful.

MP SPEAKS | His statement on Harapan's pick for Dewan Rakyat speaker is the surest tell-tale sign of this.

This is after other proposed candidates, such as PKR MP Johari Abdul, caused controversy.

COMMENT | PKR, DAP exposed as rank amateurs in jousting over speaker and deputies issue.

COMMENT | By missing the 14-day deadline for nomination, the coalition may have shot itself in the foot.

Group wary over Johari Abdul’s past roles as PKR parliamentary whip and BTN director.

The PKR parliamentary whip's name was put forward during a Harapan meeting yesterday, adds the report.

The prime minister will announce the name 'today or tomorrow', says Dr Wan Azizah.

The DAP advisor says he left it to the Harapan leadership to select the candidate for speaker.

Asked about Rais Yatim, Saifuddin Abdullah says the speaker will be among Dewan Rakyat members.

INTERVIEW | This is because being a speaker today is no easy thing, he says.

Too many coincidences lead Serdang MP to view speaker's motives with suspicion.

COMMENT | What was the urgency in allowing the bill to be tabled without it being debated?

The cost includes drainage works, electronic fencing and a security system as well.

Their secrecy oath only covers cabinet minutes and not the entire subject matter, says Zaid Ibrahim.

Dewan Rakyat speaker elected by the House, not by PM, Andy Yong tells Lim Lip Eng.