Sarawak reps sworn in as state assembly meets for first time since Dec 18 polls


Chief Minister Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (centre) scanning the MySejahtera code upon arriving at the State Legislative Assembly complex for the first sitting after the Dec 18 state election. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak's newly-elected assemblymen have been sworn in at the legislative assembly here on Monday (Feb 14), nearly two months after the Dec 18 state polls.

A total of 79 of the 82 elected representatives took their oaths in front of Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar during the two-hour ceremony.

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