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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim urged the king Wednesday not to extend a coronavirus emergency, as the monarch began a series of meetings with leaders from across the political spectrum to discuss the COVID-19 crisis amid public frustration over it.
King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah told Anwar he had to listen to the prime minister in deciding whether to extend a national emergency – which the monarch had declared in mid-January – beyond its Aug. 1 expiry date, Anwar conveyed to reporters afterwards.
“I gave my view that continuing the emergency will cause losses to the country, and the current situation with COVID-19 will adversely affect the economy especially to the commoners, and how I see that all the steps that can be implemented do not need for an emergency to be in place,” Anwar, said upon emerging from the National Palace.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 Though there is still two months to go till the expiry of the nationwide state of Emergency, the Pahang state assembly has started preparations for its first sitting this year. The Pahang state assembly and state council meetings chief assistant secretary Muhamad Anuarudin.
Sunday, 25 Apr 2021 09:23 PM MYT
Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan is seen after the party’s Umno Supreme Council meeting at PWTC in Kuala Lumpur April 25, 2021. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 Umno is proposing to the government that the Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies reconvene during the Emergency, said Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
He said the matter was decided at the Umno Supreme Council meeting today which was also in line with the statement of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah who expressed the view that the Parliament can convene during an Emergency.