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Malaysia has been dealing with some very worrying and controversial issues of late.
Therefore, when the much awaited final parliament sitting for 2015 started on Monday, in just a matter of 3 days, the MPs managed to bring up almost all the pressing, unresolved problems the country has been plagued with.
Here are 9 highlights from the parliament sessions so far:
1. Gelang Patah MP Lim Kit Siang is suspended for 6 months from parliament for his alleged remark accusing Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin of misusing his powers as the speaker during 1MDB debates
2. Former Malaysian premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad is slapped with three investigation papers under criminal defamation
3. The parliament has so far rejected 7 questions by MPs on all issues related to 1MDB and PM Najib Razak
Tian Chua (PKR-Batu) had his two questions rejected. The first was whether 1MDB accounts had been frozen in Switzerland and Hong Kong, and if the government would be cooperating with the probe there.
His second question was regarding the [US Justice Department's](http://says.com/my/news/us-federal-grand-jury-probing-najib-and-his-family) reported corruption probe on 1MDB. This was rejected on grounds that questions were based on statements made in the press are there not allowed in the House.
The other question that was spiked was to ask the prime minister whether his lawyers Hafarizam Wan and Aisha Mubarak were being paid by the government for representing him in his pending lawsuit against the [WSJ.](http://says.com/my/news/najib-vs-wsj)
A question by Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah (Amanah-Kuala Terengganu) on whether the federal government, through the Terengganu Investment Authority, had wanted to use Terengganu's oil as collateral was also rejected in chambers.
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4. The government will shed light on all questions related to the RM2.6 billion issue and 1MDB state fund scandal that PM Najib is allegedly involved in
5. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin has requested for an official list of MPs that want Najib to step down as PM
6. Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz is grateful that the foreign media covered the Bersih 4 so extensively that the ministry can now save funds for tourism promotions
7. Ministry's plan to hire English teachers from India to improve local English language skills will be materialised soon
The declining English language standards in the country resulted with the government plan's to start hiring English teachers from India to start teaching in local schools
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8. DAP's Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo and Segambut's Lim Lip Eng were kicked out from the parliamentary session for disrespecting speaker Pandikar Amin
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9. MARA still does not have answers on the untimely cancellation of sponsorship for students from Taylor's College
Rural and Regional Development Minister Ismail Sabri skirted round a query on the real reason why Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) has [stopped sponsoring](http://says.com/my/news/third-party-bus-operators-ferried-protesters-to-red-shirts-rally) students to study at Taylor's University.
Instead, Ismail's written reply to Nga Kor Ming (DAP-Taiping) listed how many students the council has sponsored thus far. "For your information, up till September 2015, 521 students sponsored by Mara have studied under various courses at Taylor's University in many fields including foundation programmes, bachelor degrees, masters and other programmes.
On Sept 21, Ismail said Mara will no longer sponsor future students to Taylor's. He said there were multiple reasons for this, but did not list them.
