KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today stated that there was no necessity for an Emergency to be declared in the country.

Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara, Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamuddin informed that Al-Sultan Abdullah stated that the decision was made after studying carefully the request presented by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and discussed with the Malay rulers, besides looking at the current situation in the country.

"Al-Sultan Abdullah is of the view that there was no necessity currently for His Majesty to declare an Emergency in this country or any part of Malaysia.

"His Majesty feels that the government at present has managed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic well and effectively."

Meanwhile, His Majesty said Budget 2021 which will be tabled in Parliament is very important to the people.

This was in order to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and restoring the country’s economy, he said.

"Therefore, financial allocations are much needed to facilitate the front-line staff in carrying out their duties and responsibilities," the palace’s Comptroller of the Royal Household, Datuk Indera Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, said in a statement today.

According to the statement, Al-Sultan Abdullah is very concerned about the anxiety felt by the people following the surge in the number of new clusters and daily new COVID-19 cases in the country.

"Al-Sultan Abdullah has expressed his confidence that with the strong spirit of unity and fighting spirit that we have demonstrated previously, we will be united again to battle the third wave of the pandemic," the statement said.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz is scheduled to table Budget 2021 in Parliament on Nov 6.