Emergency In Sarawak Extended To Prevent State Elections Amidst The COVID-19 Pandemic
The proclamation of emergency for Sarawak was published in a federal gazette yesterday, 30 July.
The proclamation was signed off by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The proclamation said the Sarawak state assembly should have been dissolved on 7 June, but was suspended following the state of emergency proclaimed in the whole of Malaysia until 1 August.
It noted that the Sarawak election must be held…
