Senate president Mutang Tagal, Senator Susan Chemerai Anding among Select Committee members appointed by Dewan Negara

Senate President Datuk Mutang Tagal (left) and Senator Susan Chemerai Anding (right). Photo credit: Parlimen Malaysia/Facebook
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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, March 18: The Dewan Negara today approved a motion to appoint five Select Committee members for the Third Session of the 15th Parliament.

According to a report published today by the national news agency Bernama, they are Senate President Datuk Mutang Tagal (chairman), Senator Datuk A Kesavadas, Senator Tan Sri Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh, Senator Datuk Ahmad Azam Hamzah, and Senator Susan Chemerai Anding.

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The motion tabled by the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), M Kulasegaran, was approved by the majority of Senate members.

“In accordance with the provisions of the Senate’s Standing Order 70 (2), the sitting hereby empowers the Select Committee to call individuals to be present before it and request for the issuance of letters,” he was quoted as saying in the news report.

Kulasegaran delivered the remarks during the Dewan Negara sitting today.

The Select Committee is appointed to carry out the duties provided for by the Standing Orders. — DayakDaily

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