PARLIAMENT | The government will consider recommending emergency declarations for the constituencies of Gerik in Perak and Bugaya in Sabah, in order to put the by-elections there on hold and help prevent the further spread of Covid-19, said de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Last week, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah assented to a proclamation of emergency in Batu Sapi, Sabah thus circumventing the need to hold a by-election at present as a proactive measure to curb the Covid-19 outbreak...