Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Taib Mahmud had taken ill while out of the country and is currently recuperating, according to the state government.

Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier's Department (Law, Malaysia Agreement 1963, and State-Federal Relations) Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said, however, that the current situation does not require the appointment of an acting Head of State.

She said Taib...