A civil society group has lauded the parliamentary reform agenda proposed by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul yesterday.

The Seed Community for a Professional Parliament suggested the establishment of new parliamentary committees and a cross-party parliamentary group to bridge the gap between civil society groups and the policy-making process.

"We would like to know further plans of the speaker on the establishment of new select committees, their numbers, and membership, including the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...