Deputy speaker: Parliament will not reconvene on March 8

Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Mohd Rashid Hasnon has clarified that Parliament will not reconvene on March 8 as reported by several media agencies, as the original calendar is no longer valid with the enforcement of the Emergency Ordinance.

He said that a call for a Parliament sitting must be done according to Section 14(1)(b) of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 which states that the Parliament shall be summoned, prorogued and dissolved on a date as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong thinks appropriate.