A motion by a lawmaker to slash RM1.95mil earmarked under Budget 2021 for Malaysia's participation in Expo 2020 Dubai was rejected by Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Dec 8).<br /><br />The expo, originally scheduled for October 2020 to April 2021, has been deferred to October 2021 until March 2022 because of the threat of Covid-19.<br /><br />The motion by Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah was subsequently rejected by a voice vote.<br /><br />Read more at: https://bit.ly/2LjhZ5V<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline<br />
