The Dewan Rakyat Speaker has suggested publicly naming MPs who are absent during parliament sessions, as a way to curb absenteeism. Which begs the question: Why are MPs absent from parliamentary sessions? And are there deeper issues to do with the way our parliamentary sessions are structured? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Maha Balakrishnan, Parliamentary and Institutional Development Specialist, and Rajiv Rishyakaran

Assemblyperson for Bukit Gasing, Selangor.