Dewan Rakyat proceedings halted 15 minutes for urgent engagement on Act 342, says Speaker

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KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat proceedings has been temporarily halted for 15 minutes to allow for an urgent engagement on the controversial Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Bill 2021.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun announced the postponement of 15 minutes to allow the last minute engagement session."So, I will postpone it for 15 minutes and we will resume immediately after that," he said in parliament on Monday .

The decision to extend the Dewan Rakyat meeting by an additional day to debate the Bill comes after intense engagement between Opposition leaders and health ministry officials on Thursday , following outcry over excessive penalties proposed under the amendments.

 

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