By Lee Chwi Lynn and Sharmilla Ganesan | BFM


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In an unexpected development in today’s special Parliament sitting, de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan announced that the Emergency Ordinances have been cancelled for the last five days. We find out the ramifications of this by first understanding what this actually means and its impact. Then, we explore the political fallout from this. And lastly, we explore how this might change the government’s COVID-19 strategy.

Listen to the interview below with New Sin Yew, lawyer; Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, Director, Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) at UKM; and Dr Kelvin Yii, Chairman, Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Science & Innovation and MP for Bandar Kuching:

Produced by: Kelvin Yee, Tasha Fusil, Azlyna Mohd Noor


Source: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/evening-edition/inside-story/emergency-ordinances-revoked-before-parliament