Sarawak State Assembly to sit for one day only on April 13 due to Covid-19 outbreak
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2020 08:49 PM MYTKUCHING, March 18 — The Sarawak State Legislative will sit for a day on April 13, its secretary Pele anak Peter Tinggom said in a statement this evening.He also said there will be no official opening ceremony by Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud as is normally the case.The state assembly usually sits for eight days.
“In this regard, only members of the media, state administration including political secretaries, state assemblymen and heads of government departments are allowed to attend the sitting,” he said. “Members of the public and visitors are disallowed from coming to observe the sitting to reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19,” he said.Under the state constitution, the state assembly must sit within six months from the date of the last sitting.
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