Dewan Rakyat will sit one day only on May 18
UPDATED 9.44PM | The Dewan Rakyat will sit for one day only when it reconvenes on May 18, according to a notice issued to MPs via email by Dewan Rakyat secretary Riduan Rahmat.
“Following the implementation of the movement control order, the Dewan Rakyat would convene to discuss government Bills and business only.
UPDATED 9.44PM | The Dewan Rakyat will sit for one day only when it reconvenes for its third session on May 18, according to a notice issued to MPs via email by Dewan Rakyat secretary Riduan Rahmat.
“Following the implementation of the movement control order, the Dewan Rakyat would convene to discuss government Bills and business only.
“Therefore, there will be no oral question sessions, written questions, motions, and special chambers,” Riduan said in the emailed notice.
When contacted, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof confirmed that the notice is authentic, and several MPs also told Malaysiakini that they have received it via email.
The Dewan Rakyat was originally scheduled to sit for 15 days between May 18 and June 23 for its third session.
It had adjourned its previous session on Dec 5 last year and was supposed to reconvene on March 9.
However, the March 9 sitting was postponed after Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as prime minister following the political manoeuvres of the "Sheraton Move".
Sources said the postponement allowed time for Muhyiddin to appoint his cabinet members, and for them to familiarise themselves with their new roles.
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