Lawmakers expressed concern, with many urging the minister to go for a medical check-up.
KUALA LUMPUR - There was a brief health scare in the Malaysian Parliament after Transport Minister Anthony Loke seemed to have minor breathing difficulties during Question Time on July 10.
As soon as he stood up to answer the questions, however, Mr Loke seemed out of breath and struggled to deliver the first few lines of his response. “YB , calm yourself down, and I will answer this first,” Mr Hasbi said, addressing Mr Loke with the Yang Berhormat initials, an honorific for MPs.
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