News about emergency

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) claimed today that Malaysia’s stock market will collapse completely if a state of emergency is declared in the country as the nation contends with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah should ask Malaysia’s judiciary for its opinion as to whether Article 150 of the Federal Constitution allows the proclamation of emergency and suspension of Parliament as the country contends with political uncertainties and the Covid-19 pandemic, veteran politician Lim Kit Siang (pictured) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Budget 2021 will still be announced even if Parliament is suspended as widely speculated, a source said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): There will be no announcement with regard to the rumoured proclamation of emergency by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Amid speculation in the social media that the government will be declaring a state of emergency, constitutional expert Prof Dr Shamrahayu A Aziz (pictured) has posted a list of 15 questions and answers relating to emergency on her Facebook account.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 23): There has been speculation since early today about the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government will very soon declare a state of emergency in Malaysia to combat the daily spike of Covid-19 infections.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Tokyo (pictured) today saw another 463 new cases of Covid-19, marking another “single-day record”, reported Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The French government said over the weekend that it plans extend the health emergency already in place to combat Covid-19 by two months to July 24, AFP reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) said today that investigations into the cause of the fire and explosion incident at its facility in Pengerang, Johor, is still ongoing.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the government to consider implementing a lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the country, reported The Malay Mail.