Malaysia's King urges govt to reconvene Parliament soon despite PM's plan
2021-06-17 09:51:37 source：The Straits Times
June 16, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's plan to convene Parliament as late as October was dented on Wednesday (June 16) after Malaysia's King called for the federal legislative to meet "as soon as possible" to debate emergency laws and the nation's exit strategy from its worst Covid-19 outbreak.
This was swiftly followed by a joint statement from the Malay rulers - nine state monarchs who rotate five-year terms as the federation's king - expressing the view that the emergency, which suspends the need for legislatures to reconvene every six months, need not be extended beyond its Aug 1 expiry date.
The statements were issued after a special meeting between Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah and eight other heads of state on Thursday afternoon, a culmination of a week-long series of audiences the King gave to 18 party chiefs and experts over the pandemic and the emergency.
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