Although PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang does not prioritise a good attendance rate in Parliament, this appeared to have no impact on his Perikatan Nasional colleagues.

Based on the attendance record in the Hansard for the first Dewan Rakyat meeting of the year, PN lawmakers had the best turnout averaging 29.2 days out of 31.

At a 94.2 percent attendance rate, this is a drastic increase in attendance for PN MPs, up from...