It’s not just their monthly salary but the many allowances and claims. The PM’s monthly salary is only about RM22,800, while his deputies get about RM18,170. First off, an MP’s monthly salary is RM16,000. Perhaps they think these Parliament meetings aren’t important or they have more urgent matters to attend to. Even in Britain, the MPs have more Parliament meetings to attend to justify their allowances.

Source: The Star December 11, 2022 08:25 UTC