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Parliament to curb food waste and costs after social media row

Picture courtesy of Sirilapas_mfp X

Parliament president Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has vowed to investigate and address the issue of food waste in the parliamentary canteen, following a social media debacle involving a member of parliament and left-over meals.

The debate over gratuitous meals and beverages offered to parliamentary members caught public attention following a social media incident involving a Move Forward MP Sirilapas Kongtrakarn, also known by her nickname Mew. After a long day in the House, an anonymous fellow MP noticed the ex-actress taking leftover food home from the canteen and posted a picture with a critical caption on Instagram.

Responding to this, Sirilapas reposted the picture on her personal X (Twitter) account, informing her over 20,000 followers that the food she took would have been wasted otherwise. This revelation led to a public outcry for better…

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