PUTRAJAYA, March 1 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said not even one of the ordinance introduced under the Emergency Proclamation was aimed at enabling the prime minister to remain in power forever.
In fact, the emergency that is in force now has an end date, Aug 1 this year, he said.
“This is the first time in the history of our country that an emergency has an end date … I am aware of and I understand the meaning of democracy,” he said in his One-Year Malaysia Prihatin Keynote Address here today which was carried live on local television.
Muhyiddin said since the emergency came into force, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had promulgated three ordinances, namely the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021, Emergency (Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing, Accommodation and Amenities) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 and Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021.
He said all the ordinances were aimed at enabling the government to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic more efficiently and effectively, including improving the management of foreign workers’ accommodation, which was one of the main causes of the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
— BERNAMA
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