Rayer’s joke asking Ketereh MP to support PM irks opposition

PARLIAMENT | A DAP lawmaker’s jest for Khlir Mohd Nor (PN – Ketereh) to declare support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in a bid to resolve armed forces veterans’ woes made several PN MPs livid.

Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat today, Khlir lambasted the Defence Ministry for not prioritising pension adjustments for military veterans who retired before Jan 1, 2013 – who are now old and ill - when providing financial assistance and other basic needs...