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The fourth day of the Dewan Rakyat special meeting for the third session of the 14th Parliament sees Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz addressing the lower house.
Tengku Zaful will present and later answer questions regarding the the economic assistance packages that the government has offered throughout the pandemic.
This Special Parliamentary Sitting has been scheduled for five days (26 to 29 July, and 2 August). There will be a three day break in between.
The last time Malaysia’s Parliament met was on 17 December 2020. A month later, in January of 2021, a State of Emergency was declared.
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image captionMalaysia reported a record 207 deaths on Tuesday
The Malaysian government has been asked why it revoked emergency Covid regulations as cases continue to spike.
Malaysia has reported more than a million cases and 8,000 deaths so far, but experts warn the real numbers are much higher as testing rates are low.
Hospitals are crowded and overwhelmed - recent images showed patients sitting on chairs and sharing oxygen cylinders.
The country is also currently under a state of emergency, which will end on 1 August and will not be extended.
Opposition leaders said they were not informed about the annulment, which happened last week, and demanded to know what the impact on the wider public would be.
EMOTIONS ran high again on the second day of the special Parliament meeting after Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan did not explain the sudden revocation of the Emergency Ordinances on July 21.
Yesterday, Opposition MPs demanded that Takiyuddin explain whether or not the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to the revocation of the Emergency Ordinances.
In response, Takiyuddin said he could only give his answer on Monday, in line with the ruling by Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun that he explain issues connected to the Emergency Ordinances on that day.
“So, I humbly pray that everyone be fair with the government. I have been ordered to explain the Emergency Proclamation next Monday and that is all I ask,” Takiyuddin said, triggering shouts of disapproval from several MPs.