#parliamentary select committee

UPDATED 1.31PM | Buck stops with the prime minister, says the DAP lawmaker.

Select committees are mandated to keep executive branch in check, he says.

MACC boss argued this was because he filed defamation suit.

This to ensure complete cooperation from everyone involved, says Azhar.

Important to show there is no attempt to cover up, he says.

Calls for Azam to explain why 'afraid' to meet PSC.

MACC chief should set good example, says veteran opposition MP.

This follows recent allegations by Edmund Terence Gomez against Azam.

MPs say they must be allowed to perform their duty of legislative oversight even with Parliament not sitting.

UPDATED 8.50 PM | Shahidan reportedly says he is already on other committees, hence, he'll give up this one.

Shahidan Kassim is on the Parliamentary Select Committee for Women, Children and Social Development Issues.

Among them are for security, education as well as liberty and constitutional rights.

Alice Lau and Kasthuriraani Patto urge for parliamentary special select committee on women and children.

Special chamber proceedings will also go live as part of parliamentary reforms, says Dewan Rakyat speaker.

This is the first time that the Special Select Committee chairman is tabling and wrapping-up a Bill, says minister.

LETTER | In advanced democracies, parliaments have a dual role of oversight and initiating inquiries into matters of public interest.

He says the PSC will determine the appointments to four commissions.

COMMENT | This government has broken the mould by making unconventional choices for major appointments.

VK Liew says the committee will complement the Cabinet Special Committee handling the same issue.