July 6, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysia’s parliament will sit this month after being suspended in January under a coronavirus emergency, the government said yesterday, following criticism the embattled premier was using the crisis to cling to power.
The king declared a nationwide state of emergency at the start of the year on the advice of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to fight an escalating COVID-19 outbreak.
Parliament was suspended at the same time, leading critics to charge Muhyiddin – who took office last year – was using the emergency to shore up his weak coalition and avoid a no-confidence vote.
But anger mounted sharply, and even the king himself recently called for the legislature to reconvene before the emergency officially ends in August to debate the government’s pandemic response.
Joint efforts: McFeeters (right) after handing over the contribution from US to MOH at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park in Serdang, KL. Bernama
SERDANG: The US Ambassador-designate to Malaysia Brian McFeeters says he is very impressed by Malaysia’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said these included efforts in preventing the spread of the virus and treating Covid-19 patients, as well as the vaccination programme.
“The whole world is challenged by this crisis, every country is doing its best. I think Malaysia is doing a wonderful job, ” he said.
McFeeters was speaking to reporters after witnessing the handing over of the US contribution to the Covid-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) 2.0 at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang here yesterday.
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