Singapore, Sept. 30 -- Workers' Party (WP) MP Sylvia Lim will not be speaking on the high-profile case involving former maid Parti Liyani, who was recently acquitted of theft, when Parliament sits on Monday.
Instead, Nee Soon GRC MP Louis Ng will speak on the topic of protection against second-hand cigarette smoke in homes in his adjournment motion.
Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin said in a Facebook post yesterday that Ms Lim and Mr Ng were at Parliament to witness the balloting, which Mr Ng won.
When more than one MP have submitted an adjournment motion, the MP who gets to speak at a sitting is decided by ballot.
Three other MPs had also submitted adjournment motions, which is meant to raise additional matters of public concern...