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History in the making: This is the first time that Dewan Rakyat is convening since adjourning ‘sine die’ in December last year after passing Budget 2021. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: The historic five-day special sitting of Dewan Rakyat begins today under a cloud of dramatic surge in daily Covid-19 infections, which have gone over 17,000 cases.
The sitting, which is expected to be heated with MPs questioning the ministers and the government on measures against the Covid-19 and assistance packages, will kick off amid a few lawmakers not being able to attend after testing positive for the virus.
Political analyst Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian of Universiti Sains Malaysia expects fireworks as there have been recent calls from the Opposition to allow for voting after the briefing sessions by the government on a gamut of issues, including the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and vaccination.
Full support: The Cabinet has given its full backing to Muhyiddin.
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has given its full backing to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister to continue his efforts to battle the worsening Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
In a brief statement, it said the matter was decided unanimously at the Cabinet meeting yesterday.
The Cabinet said every government decision would be collectively decided by it after considering the views of all.
“The government’s priority is to ensure the success of the National Recovery Plan to ensure harmony and prosperity and to bring Malaysia out of the Covid-19 pandemic, ” the statement added.
PETALING JAYA: The appointments of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Deputy Prime Minister and Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein as Senior Minister (Security) will provide the much-needed pause in politicking as the country battles Covid-19, say several analysts.
Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian said the appointments were timely as there was a leadership crisis that had led to political uncertainty.
“The appointments are timely and is one of the mechanisms to manage the leadership crisis. The way forward is to focus on the pandemic rather than continue politicking.
“The present leadership crisis has led to instability and uncertainty. There should at least be a ceasefire on political matters,” he said.
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