PARLIAMENT | Two weeks after coming under fire for linking food to autism, PAS lawmaker Dr Halimah Ali has issued an apology - if her remarks were misunderstood.

This is after another lawmaker tried to refer her to Parliament's rights and privileges committee.

In her statement, read out in the Dewan Rakyat today, Halimah (PN-Kapar) said she was only looking out for the public's interest.

"If any remarks were misunderstood, saya menyusun 10 jari," she said, using...