Umno supreme council member Azalina Said Othman has applauded party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and the party leadership after Putrajaya abruptly announced today that the emergency laws have been revoked.

"I am confident (that this development) was the result of continued appeals by Umno," she said in a statement today.

"I wish to applaud and congratulate the party president and Umno leadership, who has consistently upheld the decree of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong...