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Malaysia Declares a State of Emergency For The First Time in 50 Years Published January 12th, 2021 - 10:48 GMT
A medical personnel wearing a protective suit waits at the Covid-19 coronavirus drive-thru test centre outside the Ajwa Private Clinic in Shah Alam on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on January 12, 2021, as Malaysia s king declared a nationwide state of emergency to fight a coronavirus surge. Mohd RASFAN / AFP
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Despite Prime Minister Muhyiddin s assurances that the emergency was Covid-19 related and “not a military coup”, critics have cried foul, calling it a power grab.
Malaysia s king has declared a nationwide state of emergency to fight a coronavirus surge that is overwhelming hospitals, but critics charged it was a bid by an unstable government to cling to power.
Malaysia declares virus emergency, sparking anger
AFP
12th January, 2021 11:52:01
Malaysia s king declared a nationwide state of emergency Tuesday to fight a coronavirus surge that is overwhelming hospitals, but critics charged it was a bid by an unstable government to cling to power.
The announcement came a day after the prime minister introduced sweeping new curbs across much of the Southeast Asian nation, including the closure of most businesses, and warned the health system was at breaking point .
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah agreed to declare an emergency until August 1 following a request from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in a Monday meeting, the national palace said in a statement.
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Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was on a working visit to the UAE last week Published: December 29, 2020 16:28 WAM Image Credit: Shutterstock
ABU DHABI: alaysia is looking forward to intensifying efforts of COVID-19 vaccine development with the UAE, the Southeast Asian country s monarch told Emirates News Agency (WAM) in an exclusive interview.
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was on a working visit to the UAE last week. He met with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and other senior officials. The UAE has demonstrated itself as a friend to Malaysia during this difficult period. For instance, in April, the UAE has been generous to provide medical equipment to assist Malaysia in facing the pandemic, he said in his first interview with a news outlet from the Arab World.