| The proposed amendment to the Prevention and Control of the Infectious Disease Act, or simply known as Act 342, might go for second reading in the extended Parliament seating on Dec 20., despite protests from the opposition MPs, is a result of a meeting between Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and opposition leaders.
Remember what National Unity Minister Halimah Sadique said about not having chariot procession during Thaipusam next year. I am sorry that Khairy, who did a decent job in controlling the pandemic, has lost sight of what needs to be done at the tail-end of the pandemic. While the rich and those connected with the corridors of power got away, it was the common men and women who were punished for infringement.
Khairy sounds like a typical Umno politician who has no feelings or empathy for the poor and the unfortunate.