THE 257th Conference of Rulers’ meeting, which was supposed to be held tomorrow, has been rescheduled to June 30 and July 1 due to the movement-control order (MCO).

Malaysiakini reports that an officer from the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal’s office confirmed the postponement for what was to be the first scheduled meeting of the year.

The MCO was enforced on January 13 and will go on until March 4. 

The country is also under a state of emergency until August 1. With the emergency, Parliament and elections have been suspended.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin requested for the state of emergency to combat the rising number of Covid-19 infections.

His critics, however, have accused him of clinging on to power after losing the majority in the Dewan Rakyat.

The prime minister has assured that elections will be called after the pandemic abates. – February 23, 2021.