UPDATED 7.43PM | The Election Commission (EC) will decide whether to declare a state of emergency in the Gerik parliamentary and Bugaya state constituencies to postpone the Jan 16 by-elections for both seats, according to Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

At a press conference today, Ismail Sabri reiterated that Putrajaya will not interfere in the electorate matter and as an independent body, EC would make its decision after discussing with the National Security Council (NSC) and the Health Ministry...