Parliament will reconvene soon, assured de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan.
However, he said, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in his decree did not specify an exact date when the House should be in session.
"His Majesty did not say when (Parliament) should be held, just that it should be soon.
"The Prime Minister (Muhyiddin Yassin) has said that Parliament will re-open in September.
"Now we are near the end of June. There's July and August, and September is soon and we will have Parliament then," he was quoted as saying by Malaysia Gazette.
In a statement yesterday, the palace said that the Agong wants Parliament to reconvene soon after hearing from the heads of political parties, the Special Independent Committee on the Emergency 2021 and briefings from government experts.
According to the National Recovery Plan announced by Muhyiddin on Wednesday, Parliament will reconvene during the third phase of Malaysia's recovery from the current lockdown.
Malaysia can enter Phase Three when it has less than 2,000 daily cases, ICU capacity at moderate levels, and 40 percent of the population totally vaccinated. The estimate for this target to be met is in September.
Parliament has been suspended since the state of emergency came into force on Jan 11.
The emergency is due to end on Aug 1, subject to advice by the independent committee on whether it can be lifted earlier. - Mkini
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