Kuala Lumpur: After a months-long delay, the Dewan Rakyat will hold a special five-day meeting starting late July, while the Dewan Negara will sit early next month, said the Prime Minister’s Office. In a statement on Monday, it said the government has agreed to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on a Dewan Rakyat sitting from July 26 to 29, and on August 2.
The setting will also allow the legislative body to amend necessary laws to conduct hybrid parliament meetings with virtual and physical attendance, the office said in a statement. The announcement comes after repeated calls from Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah for parliament to reconvene to discuss steps that have been taken to deal with the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"All emergency proclamations and ordinances by the king shall be laid before both houses of Parliament," it said. Muhyiddin has been hospitalized since last week after suffering a digestive tract infection. He is in a stable condition and is expected to be discharged within a few days, according to an earlier statement from his office. Malaysia has been under lockdown since last month amid a surge in coronavirus infections, though curbs have been relaxed in some states.
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