THE First Meeting of the Second Session of the 19th Sarawak Legislative Assembly will be held for eight days from May 15 to 24.

Speaker Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Taib Mahmud will open the meeting on Monday.

He said three bills would be tabled at the meeting – the Supplementary Supply Bill (2022), Supplementary Supply Bill (2023), and Sarawak Craft Council Bill 2023.

“Both of the Supplementary Supply Bills will be tabled by the deputy premier and Second Finance and New Economy Minister Douglas Uggah Embas.

“Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah will table the Sarawak Craft Council Bill,” he told a press conference after meeting Gabungan Parti Sarawak members in Kuching today.

Asfia said 375 questions would be raised at the sitting, with 305 being questions for oral replies and 70 questions for written answers. – Bernama, May 13, 2023.