Emergency Ordinances revoked in haste
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed utmost disappointment with the statement made in Parliament last Monday that the government had revoked all Emergency Ordinances under the ongoing emergency without His Majesty’s consent. Comptroller of the Royal Household for Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said the King was also very […]
State polls in September?
KUCHING: There is a high likelihood that Sarawak state election will take place in late September in the event that another Emergency is not declared, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “My guess is it will not be in August, because when there is a dissolution (of the Sarawak […]
Don’t hold election now
KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has echoed the same sentiments as Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni on the issue of election in Sarawak — that it should not be held under the prevailing circumstances. On Monday, Lukanisman told the Dewan Rakyat that he would agree to “a localised Emergency” in […]
Clarity needed on business ops, travelling as Emergency Ordinance revoked
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to provide a clearer picture of the state of movement restriction after six Emergency Ordinances have been voided and annulled during a Cabinet meeting on July 21. DAP-Kepong Lim Lip Eng said he had received several queries from the public regarding the matter, including on economic activities and […]
Without emergency proclamation, Covid-19 prevention can continue with Act 342
KUALA LUMPUR: Even without the Emergency Proclamation, efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19 in the country can still continue under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), according to several legal and constitutional experts. Senior lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla said Act 342 has been used since March 18 last […]
Ordinances automatically lapse on Aug 1
KUCHING: The provisions in the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 in respect of the Election of Parliament, the Election of the State Legislative Assembly, parliamentary sitting and sitting of the State Legislative Assembly will automatically lapse once the Emergency expires on Aug 1. This simply means the Sarawak State Assembly which was supposed to have […]
No resolution needed to annul emergency
KUCHING: The Emergency declared by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 12 is different from the one proclaimed on May 14, 1969 in that the former had a time frame. The 1969 Emergency had no “sunset clause” and could continue perpetually while the present one had a time frame and would lapse on Aug 1, […]
Emergency Ordinance enhances MOH’s capability to contain Covid-19 pandemic
PUTRAJAYA: The Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 gazetted on Jan 14 is one of the important instruments in optimising the capability of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to manage the Covid-19 pandemic said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He stressed that the Emergency Ordinance and the five strategies laid out by MOH were […]
Agong could extend Emergency for Sarawak
KUCHING: In view of the pending Sarawak state election and the state’s Covid-19 situation at the Emergency period’s scheduled end, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could extend the Emergency only in respect of Sarawak until a point at which it would be safe to hold the state election. Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Deputy Speaker Datuk […]
State Legislature will continue if Emergency is extended
KUCHING: The tenure of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) will continue indefinitely should the Yang di-Pertuan Agong decides to extend the Emergency if the Covid-19 situation does not improve after August 1. Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said apart from such a situation, the nationwide Emergency should not […]
