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After Agong’s nod for emergency, PM to address nation

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin due to give televised address at 11am

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 12 Jan 2021 10:25AM

After Agong’s nod for emergency, PM to address nation
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will give a televised address to the nation this morning. – File pic, January 12, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – Following Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s consent to an emergency being declared, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will give a televised address to the nation at 11am today.

The king has consented to an emergency being implemented, to be in effect until August 1.

The order could end earlier if Covid-19 infections are effectively controlled and lowered, said a statement from Istana Negara. – The Vibes, January 12, 2021

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