N Surendran recalls protests from PH MPs when he was similarly suspended for six months in 2013.

Azhar Azizan Harun says the amendments unanimously passed during his time as speaker are manifestly clear for a speaker to decide.

The House looks set to go leaderless for at least a week, as multiple Republicans say they plan to meet on Oct 10 to discuss possible successors.

Selangor PN chairman Mohamed Azmin Ali says the circular stating that the speaker can be elected from individuals who are not assembly members is not included in the state legislative assembly Standing Orders.

Law Choo Kiang's name was proposed by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

The fractious 2023 contest required more rounds of voting than any speaker election since the Civil War in the 1860s.

He won 147 votes against Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad who obtained 74.

The first meeting of the first session of the 15th Parliament will run for two days beginning today and include the swearing-in of MPs, as well as the election of Dewan Rakyat deputy speakers.

The faction in Umno that propelled Anwar Ibrahim to power is worried that the first vote when Parliament convenes tomorrow will look bad for the government.

Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken to a San Francisco hospital where he underwent surgery for a skull fracture and injuries to his right arm and hands.

This comes after the Umno leader openly called on the prime minister to replace the attorney-general with 'one of our own'.

Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin says Wong Kah Woh 'added salt and pepper' to the standing orders on the matter.