The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has assented to lifting the state of emergency in Sarawak, paving way for the holding of a long-delayed state election within 60 days.

In a statement today, the palace’s grand chamberlain Azuan Effendy Zairakithnaini said the decision was made after the king held an audience with Sarawak governor Abdul Taib Mahmud at the palace yesterday...