Malaysian King Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin has rejected Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's proposal to declare a state of emergency to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases, the palace said Sunday."Al-Sultan Abdullah is of the opinion that there is no need at this moment for His Majesty to declare an emergency in the country or any part of Malaysia," Ahmad Fadil Shamsudin, comptroller of the royal household, said in a statement.The decision was made after the king held a meeting with Malay hereditary rulers earlier Sunday to consider the proposal submitted by Muhyiddin to the monarch last Friday …READ FULL ARTICLE
