JOHOR BARU: The Johor state assembly will reconvene on Aug 12 after receiving consent from Johor

PETALING JAYA: Calls to reconvene Parliament are not meant to elect PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar

PETALING JAYA: The King has once again called for Parliament to convene as soon as possible.“ This would allow the Emergency Proclamation and Emergency ordinances that were issued to be tabled in Parliament as contained in Article 150( 3) of the Federal Constitution, ” said Istana Negara Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin in a statement posted on the Istana Negara Facebook page on Tuesday( June 29). Ahmad Fadil conveyed that the King also opined the Parliament’s comm

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PETALING JAYA: The King can only call for Parliament to reconvene on the advice of the Cabinet or a

PETALING JAYA: Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon has hinted that Parliament would likely convene “ soon ” following his audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Tuesday( June 29) morning.... “ God willing, I'll see you soon for the parliament sitting, either through a normal parliamentary sitting or through a hybrid parliament, ” he told reporters after being spotted leaving Istana Negara.... Mohd Rashid had accompanied Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun and Sen

It was the second time he had urged the Parliament to sit soon. Tan Sri Muhyiddin had previously said that the Parliament would sit by September the earliest, when the Covid-19 outbreak eases.... But he has come under increasing pressure to call for a sitting following the King’s comments. Although Parliament is supposed to sit within six months of its last sitting in December, this constitutional provision is suspended during the current state of emergency, announced by the King on Jan 11....

JOHOR BARU( Bernama): The fourth session of the Johor state assembly, which begins Thursday( Aug 12), will certainly attract the attention of many quarters as it is the first state assembly sitting to be held during the National Recovery Plan. Scheduled to be opened by Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, the sitting will be the highlight of the day as it is held at a time when the country is still facing the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic. The session will begin with Sultan

The Executive Office’s oversight committee is set to be recalled to resume hearing evidence from the advocate for survivors of historical institutional abuse.A session with Fiona Ryan, Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse, was cut short on Wednesday after the number of MLAs present fell below the required quorum with only three remaining. Abuse survivors expressed their disgust at what happened, while Ms Ryan voiced disappointment. Sinead McLaughlin( Brian Lawless/ PA)( PA

Last year, no leaders came at all.... This year will be quite different — sort of.... 27, make actual progress. After COVID-19 forced leaders to deliver remote, pre-recorded speeches at last year’s meeting, more than 100 heads of state and government and more than two dozen ministers decided to come to New York this year despite the pandemic....