Kuala Lampur, March 31 -- PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said checks and balances were essential in the country's administration and Parliament must be allowed to scrutinise the government's RM250 billion Prihatin stimulus package.

In a Facebook Live session today, he stressed that the country cannot be run by know-it-alls and important matters such as finance must receive Parliament's approval.

"Brothers, this country cannot be governed by one or two people who feel that they are very smart and all-knowing. We in this country are faced with a crisis, the Covid-19 disease, which also gave a bad effect to the economy, and coincidentally, crude oil price fell.

"Then from the tourism perspective, from industries, from small and me...