Commotion in Penang assembly over Saifuddin Nasution absence

A commotion broke out for almost 10 minutes during the Penang state legislative assembly sitting today following a verbal exchange among a few members of the house over the absence of Pantai Jerejak assemblyperson Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Zulkifli Ibrahim (Bersatu-Sungai Acheh) had stood up and asked speaker Law Choo Kiang on Saifuddin's absence from the house before the sitting proceeded with the winding-up session.

That question then prompted Dr Afif Bahardin (Bersatu-Seberang Jaya) to...