Malaysia lawmakers face mandatory health checks
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lawmakers in Malaysia may soon be required to undergo annual health checks after 11 elected politicians died of wide-ranging illnesses in less than three years.
The deaths have triggered a string of special elections to fill the vacancies and prompted Malaysians to accuse politicians of neglecting their health.
The Star newspaper quoted Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai as saying he will soon make a recommendation to the Cabinet for mandatory health examinations involving members of Parliament and state legislatures. Ministry officials familiar with the plan could not immediately be reached Sunday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two state lawmakers have died in the past month alone, one from diabetes complications and another from a heart attack.