MELAKA: Four assemblymen who did not attend the first (special) session of the first term of the 15th Melaka State Assembly which convened Monday (Dec 27) have tested positive for Covid-19.

       Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, who confirmed this, said three other assemblymen were also absent from the sitting after coming into close contact with those who tested positive.

       “The sitting is not conducted in accordance with the prior notice given as there are some assemblymen who have been infected with Covid-19,” he told reporters outside the assembly hall here.

       The scheduled four-day meeting was cut short to just one day, with priority given to tabling the state Budget 2022.

       The seven assemblymen who did not attend the sitting were Datuk Rahmad Mariman (Ayer Molek), Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem (Duyong), Siti Faizah Abdul Azis (Sungai Rambai), Rosli Abdullah (Kuala Linggi), Adly Zahari (Bukit Katil), Ngwe Hee Sem (Machap Jaya) and Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis (Rembia). – Bernama