“I hope the stand of these BN MPs will end the political polemics that are happening currently, and provide space for the government to put full focus towards efforts to overcome Covid-19, speed up the vaccination process and recover the nation’s economy. The interest of the rakyat and the country should be prioritised as we face this pandemic.”

Deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob: It is clear that His Majesty wants Parliament to be reconvened, and for MPs to determine if the government will continue to function after September. This is clear because the Palace is no longer accepting statutory declarations or letters of support.

... bringing the total returned to over US$1.2 billion.

The ICULS and warrants are expected to be listed and quoted on the Main Market of Bursa Securities on Aug 9.

These include the renewal of Driving Licence (CDL), Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM), Goods Driving Licence (GDL) and Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Licence.

"I met virtually 18 experts in the fields of health, economics, law and politics whom I had previously proposed to become members of the National Recovery Council."

The CITF said the 514,674 vaccine doses administered yesterday comprised 220,839 first jabs and 293,835 second shots given to recipients.

From 19,819 reported the day before — pushing further active cases to a new high of 217,061

Kimono Project spokesperson Orie Shimizu: We believe that the kimono is the best way to express our respect for each country, because they are designed with wishes of happiness and prosperity to those who wear them

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the government will instead use Covid-19 hospitalisation rate as one of the three indicators. The other two indicators are vaccination rate and ICU occupancy