{"id":11477,"date":"2021-09-13T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T04:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11477"},"modified":"2021-09-13T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T04:33:46","slug":"first-parliamentary-session-under-ismail-sabri-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11477","title":{"rendered":"First parliamentary session under Ismail Sabri begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kuala Lumpur, Sept 13 &#8212; The first meeting of the fourth term of the 14th Parliament began today with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah opening the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first parliamentary session under the government led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Order of the Meeting on Parliament\u2019s official website, today\u2019s sitting of the Dewan Rakyat will focus on the speech by Sultan Abdullah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the calendar of the Dewan Rakyat meeting, this session will be for 17 days until Oct 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Dewan Negara sitting, to be opened simultaneously with the Dewan Rakyat sitting, will take place from October 4 to 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Parlimen1_Mnow_100321-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"first\" class=\"wp-image-9274\" width=\"510\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Parlimen1_Mnow_100321-1024x682-1.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Parlimen1_Mnow_100321-1024x682-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Parlimen1_Mnow_100321-1024x682-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Parlimen1_Mnow_100321-1024x682-1-175x100.jpg 175w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Parlimen1_Mnow_100321-1024x682-1-350x200.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Parlimen1_Mnow_100321-1024x682-1-800x457.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection in the Parliament building, Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Harun said various initiatives had been carried out, including the installation of ultraviolet air filters in the main hall of Parliament and the use of nanotechnology in the office to kill bacteria and viruses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The health ministry also carried out RT-PCR screening tests on all staff and those attending the meeting, involving 1,801 individuals, on Sept 10 and 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, health director-general Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said 26 of the individuals who underwent the screening test were found to be positive for Covid-19: a senator and 25 parliamentary staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\">NMT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur, Sept 13 &#8212; 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