State assembly speaker Kadzim M Yahya said the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah Juhar Mahiruddin is scheduled to officiate the opening of the assembly sitting on Aug 24 at 10am without the guard of honour ceremony.

He said the sitting from Aug 25 to 26 would begin with the question-and-answer session at 10am, followed by the debate on Juhar’s policy speech by the assemblymen and winding-up session.

“The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah has agreed for the state assembly sitting to reconvene from Aug 24 to 26 and it will be held with the physical presence of all assemblymen,” he said today.

Kadzim said the state assembly sitting would be conducted in accordance with the standard operating procedures set to curb the spread of Covid-19.

He said the opening ceremony and the sitting could be watched live via the Sabah government’s YouTube channel.